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   George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 22:02:31 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

   That's an awkward conversation...

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     nøone 🌌 (glasshalfhopeful@universeodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 23:28:11 JST nøone 🌌

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     @georgetakei Think of how much effort goes into acquiring (often unethically) our personal information and yet the algorithms are still so far off. They claim they're offering something valuable to the purchasers of said advertisements.

     I go to great lengths to block advertisements and prevent my personal information from being taken. Even when I can't block an ad, I selectively do so by ignoring or muting. For people like myself, the advertising game is a complete waste. It boggles my mind that so much money is being spent on the industry. It boggles my mind still further that corporations feel it's worth the expenditure.

     Once upon a time, the complaints were chiefly about the holidays being commercialized. The reality now is far worse. Our whole life experience has been taken over by commercialization. It's everywhere and so gross.

     I can imagine an alternate future, but I just don't know how we can realistically get there. People would have to matter more than profit...

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     phi1997 (phi1997@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 23:30:18 JST phi1997

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     • Ethan :verified_flashing:

     @ethanjstark
     Nobody *plans* on dying. Be ahead of the curve!
     @georgetakei

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     George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 23:30:18 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

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     • phi1997

     @phi1997 Much to think about.

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     Ethan :verified_flashing: (ethanjstark@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 23:30:20 JST Ethan :verified_flashing:

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     @georgetakei

     Meanwhile, Facebook Marketplace's algorithm, despite having a decade's-worth of data on me, my interests, and interactions . . .

     1. 🚫 I am not shopping for another car.
     2. 🚫 Almost! I am interested in musical instruments . . . but this one is six hours from where I live.
     3. 🚫 I also do not plan on dying.

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     George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽 (georgetakei@universeodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 23:30:26 JST George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽

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     • Professor_Stevens

     @Professor_Stevens Correct.

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     Professor_Stevens (professor_stevens@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Thursday, 02-May-2024 23:30:27 JST Professor_Stevens

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     @georgetakei

     I think we just learned more about Justin than about his child.

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     Chris Mingus (toonwatcher@universeodon.com)'s status on Friday, 03-May-2024 01:17:04 JST Chris Mingus

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     @georgetakei Congrats for finding something worse than when you're watching a scary video and it interrupts with the cheeriest ad possible.