I have perceived such a development too, but I think it’s just that our minds have been warped by the pandemic. During which we did change a lot of our social norms but many people went back to disregarding personal space while others became very aware of it.

Fictional American mom is a Trumper 🎺

They’re also fans of porn!

I, too, look across the pond and wonder what the Americans are fucking doing

obamabeam

Yeah I’m not saying that their explanation is entirely truthful. Just that it’s really fucking weird how they seem to believe that explanation to be less dystopian.

The funny thing is that the industry seems to float an even worse explanation than them actively listening: they already know what you’re going to be interested in based on usage patterns, and can figure out that you’ll be talking about those things approximately when you’re doing so. As such they show ads.

I have a rare condition

Depiction of burger king

My comment is a joke. This community isn’t about serious discussion.

Seems unreasonable according to this shitposter

Yes, that was the point of my shitpost comment.

I’m the kind of guy who’d let McDonalds read my emails if it gave me a free burger. The only one I don’t want in my private space is my guvermint.

edit: damn, illegal to make jokes about privacy huh

Based heretic

I did! But first I had to say “what”. Then it apologised and said that the engineers are working very hard.

The funny thing is that the only thing that will make it “snap out of it” is what. After that it can answer some simple prompts but as soon as it gets more complicated it spits that out and keeps doing so until I say what.

What you’re saying is true and I was simplifying a complex subject for the benefit of our more block headed friends out there.

That may be true, honestly.