Serendipity on the internet will forever be twisted in the maw of algorithms. Nothing is ever truly random. We are data’s significant other with a bullseye on our back.
Facebook has been triangulating our data for years, matching our likes with the highest bidder. Internet ads are designed to strangle our attention into a click-hole.
So here we are, next up surrounded by the internet of things. Look around — we're forever stuck in Times Square.
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Good idea!
I’ll need to get some ad blockers this Xmas.
Shockingly true! Great comparison – the internet really has turned into a virtual Times Square.