[Barracoon]

Lots of people saying they don’t like the idea of this here. How many people works at companies whose bottom line is driven by researching website visitors to make their ads unforgettable?

[barbazoo]

Both kinds of people are here. People who complain about social media, arms, pollution etc and people whose job contributes to it.

There’s no point in expecting a homogeneous experience here.

[slightwinder]

Ads are automated, no human involved into the actual research of a specific visitor. It's still creepy, but less personal. Some people can accept this line. But I also guess, with AI this line might be moved again.

The deeper reason is probably, machines are following rules, and they do it equally, focus on their specific job, without any hidden agenda. Humans are different, they have personal opinions and their own agenda, they can even be abusive. This is taking control from the people, and many people don't like losing control.

[PeterStuer]

Does that imply you have to like it or be labeled a hypocrite?

Life isn't a series of black or white choices, but full of multifacetted grey areas where some bad will always be mixed in with the good.

I can very much dislike restaurants sleuthing me even if I have sites with add revenue.

I do not care for their imagined 'marginal service improvent potential'. For excellent service and good food, you do not need to know anything about me beyond my reservation and any food allergies me or my party might volunteer.

[not_a_shill]

Of course you can like your targeted ads/data collection and not the restaurant's targeted experience...the restaurant isnt paying you!

So yes you're a hypocrite, but no one really cares--most people are.

[BiteCode_dev]

In fact, many people on HN work for Google.