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There is a fundamental tension between me wanting to walk around the world as a free human individuum and a large group of people who for some reason or another want to know exactly what kind of fart I prefer so that they may match me with the correct kind of fart-cushion so that I might buy it.

The idea that I might not want to have a fart cusion in the first place, and If I fancied the idea of getting one, I might go to the fart cusion store to find the perfect fart cushion does not seem to occur to these people - I am sure technically they have thought of the possibility, but they do not respect me or my boundaries.

What this "new thing" does, is manage my suspected fart-cusion preferences inside my browser, instead of some "cloud" to then tell fart-cusion-selling-enthusiasts that indeed, I might be one of these people with an interest in fart-cusions.

This "new thing" doesn't change anything about the fundamental issue that my thoughts and aspirations as a fart enthusiast are not the business of any moron who want's to market their newest fart-cushion invention to me.




I just had to give you a +1 for that.

Don't forget that there are people who want to find out if you are a fart enthusiast, so they can then use that to coerce you into "playing ball" with them.

Sort of the digital equivalent of the "$5 wrench[0]." Social media and adtech have been a freaking goldmine for spies.

[0] http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/security.png




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