[mattwiese]

"Big data" has been and continues to be transformative. It's part of why we are in this current AI cycle. After each fad passes, what remains forms the foundation for the future. This sums it up:

> The economy functions in cycles just like any other ecosystem - we didn't stop building Internet companies after the dotcom bubble popped. If anything, it eliminated uncompetitive species (companies) while opening up ecological niches (markets) for those with the fitness capable of exploiting them.

[PaulHoule]

There are a few winners and a lot of losers.

No doubt Facebook's personalized advertising throws off so much money they can afford to burn a lot of it.

On the other hand, I think you're doing 23AndMe a favor if you tell them to delete your data because it's close to worthless.