Just like everyone else, I am addicted to youtube. The slight difference is that I’m aware of this addiction. A day does not pass without me wondering how I can release myself from my attachment to content-consumption. I am very aware of the amount of time that this is consuming.

I am also very conscious of the AI that’s watching my video preferences to push ads in my stupid face. If i watch one CollegeHumor video, I actively monitor the types of videos that will be recommended to me afterwards.

Despite the amount of data that I’ve provided youtube, they still can’t seem to get what “type” of person I am, judging by the ads.

I always get ads about mobile games despite the fact that I hate mobile games. I hate games that either waste too much of my time or urge you to spend money to not waste time. Loot boxes—no thanks. Whenever I sense that I am getting addicted to any game fits this category, I delete it immediately. (I deleted SimCity mobile yesterday for this same reason.)

No amount of exposure will ever make me download Mobile Legends or Age of X, Rise of X, or similar shit. I wish there’s a way to tell google ads that this wont ever work.

There’s an option in these ads to show the reason why I’m getting these ads. When I click it, it says that it’s because I’m a 20-40 year old male—and most men in this age bracket plays mobile games a lot. You don’t need machine learning to confirm that this is true—you only need ride any public transport.

I don’t have games on my phone—Na da. Unless if you count DuoLingo as a game, then yes, I have one game on my phone right now.