i took adblock off momentarily out of curiosity of what they are trying to sell me. some of them were dodgy but they werent all dodgy. i guess we all know by now not to trust any ad?
i did it without being on my account and i noticed that whenever i searched for something, the questions were all incredibly ethnocentric.
the whole ethnocentrism and internet came up in another thread... i hate to be one of those people who complains about things online because they dont have a life but... it is incredibly frustrating for anyone outside of the US to be asked questions on americas history when many people cant even expect people to know what language is spoken in their country. i have searched a few times and all questions asked are ethnocentric.
and, of course, still scary that just by researching a topic someone is trying to sell me drugs, dodgy therapy, online diagnosis, a free phone if i am on foodstamps...
the weight loss ads were also rather concerning... and it terrifies me that we live in a world where drug companies even can spend so much on advertising.
i understand how the internet works.
meh.
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