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Re:I Got Access to My Secret Consumer Score by rhizome on Monday November 04, 2019 @04:49PM (#21446879)
> while I didn't buy anything

And so targeting didn't work!

Yes, "targeting" can put stuff in front of your eyeballs that may occasionally have marginal utility, but for sales? Nu uh.

In the baby/bathwater metaphor, you saw some ads for strollers. Still no baby.

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Re:I Got Access to My Secret Consumer Score by hirundo on Monday November 04, 2019 @05:08PM (#21447080)
It didn't work for the advertiser, but it did for me. I learned about options and prices for container accessories, which will help me make future choices. I would not have been better off if those ads had been less interesting to me.
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