Agreed. Absolutely stunning how so many comments make insane claims with no knowledge about what they're talking about.

> I honestly would not be surprised if the difference in effectiveness of targeted vs untargeted advertisement turns out to be none

> What if I told you the NYT has been doing "untargeted" advertising for 150 years? Besides if you advertise in the NYT you ARE technically targeting people

> advertising is the art of fooling oneselves first about the source of success and then fooling others

> Why would any premium website even agree to ads that track users?