On my hobby blog post I wrote about having tool lust and
wanting to spend money on an pricey bike stand.
I appreciate the response people have been giving me and I am glad that
some of you have found that blog and checked it out. The funny thing is that blog post has had
some rather interesting consequences.
With that post, I did spend some time checking out the
various bike stands on offer at Amazon.
As a result, every site I have visited recently has had an add (from
Amazon) featuring the various bike stands and bike tools that I visited before
writing the piece. On one hand, this is
good marketing. On the other hand, it
makes me think that big brother is really watching me, and plotting my life out
for me.
I realized this is a function of advertising, coupled with my
viewing history. I know that I am the
one responsible, and that no mastermind computer is tracking my every move, or
anticipating my every move. However,
maybe that day isn't as far off as it seems.
Maybe one day, you'll walk into a supermarket and half of your car will
already be packed for you--the supermarket knowing what you buy every time you
shop there. I already get coupons or
bonus points for things they have noticed that I buy a lot of. (Again, I know I gave them this
information.... but still)
Perhaps I go to far... for now. We'll talk again in a year or two, and then
we'll see.
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