esh: yikes.
September 18, 2008here are screenshots of my facebook ad banner ever since i changed my relationship status to single:
only after a total of 10 reloads did i get a different set of ads, one for a “career hub for tech pros” and “sigur ros at red rocks” one of a total 20 ads actually applied to me (sigur ros is wonderful, and red rocks is a very cool place to see a show)
this whole “targeted marketing” thing might not be all it’s cracked up to be. i really wonder what the referral-to-signup ratio of clicks from those things really is.
i guess predatorial action, whether it be advertising, scams, dating, college, whatever, just make me kind of sick. especially when they prey on the lonely, old, foreign, or hopeful.
it’s like that subplot of Requiem for a Dream, i just don’t want anyone’s mother ending up like this:
call lavalife to chat with hot local singles.
please, don’t try and peddle your dating services to me, i will never use them.
i wrote an article years ago about how i thought that with the internet dating scene and match.com’s brand of “special programming” or whatever it is they use to match people up would get so good that no one would ever meet in an organic way anymore. you’d be a fool to! ”why take your chances with some stranger on the street? we here at soulmate.gov believe that all americans are entitled to true love, so we’ve matched you with the most compatible mate based on your frequently visited websites, amazon.com purchases, google searches, and facebook messages”
i'd probably end up with her
we should all just be alone for a while.
