[zeroxfe]

> Fun thought experiment: all this information is publicly available, and we're okay with it as evidenced by the fact that we're participating freely in the activity.

Spoken like a true stalker.

> You're not bothered by algorithms (maybe you are, but you're not writing about it, so from this context you're less bothered) that can analyze data and language and patterns of communication, but you do have a problem with a human trying to understand the needs and desires of another human in the aim of helping that person land a job they would live?

There is a difference between machines aggregating large datasets and individuals directly targeting other individuals.

[will_pseudonym]

> There is a difference between machines aggregating large datasets and individuals directly targeting other individuals.

Could you help me understand the difference? Don't humans have access to the incredible output of those algorithms?