Core assumption in tech: personalized ads are better for users. Ads exploit your insecurities to manipulate you into buying stuff you don't need. Who wants their personal insecurities amplified?
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I like personalized ads. Beats the heck out TV ads pushing laundry soap and feminine hygiene products at me.
I have a strong anti-materialistic bias, so I would rather get irrelevant ads than something that is distracting and targeted enough get me to buy things that won't make actually make me happier.
