This may be a stretch, so elongate if you have to. Want to do an experiment on how many people think sometimes? Look at your Amazon Recommendations. I loathe their algorithm for suggestions. The recommendations are very basic. I once bought a sci-fi novel by a black author. Amazon recommended a street lit title afterward. (Do any other races write street lit?) Then there was the time I downloaded Carly Rae Jepson's "Call Me Maybe" and it recommended the movie, "The Jetsons". That stuff usually don't or barely match. The algorithm takes a portion of the purchase & tries to tch interests. But it is a machine, it doesn't know you personally.
The sad part is many people function like that also. Ever been told, "I thought you would like this because you like that."
Have you ever been set up on a date just because you're both the same race or sexuality? And the very popular "You probably know *insert name*, they live in *insert sizable metropolitan city*, too". Generalized suggestions, questions, and even introductions are crazy. They may be well-meaning, but they feel half-hearted, not personal.
Have you ever been set up on a date just because you're both the same race or sexuality? And the very popular "You probably know *insert name*, they live in *insert sizable metropolitan city*, too". Generalized suggestions, questions, and even introductions are crazy. They may be well-meaning, but they feel half-hearted, not personal.
As Always Talking to You In Adult Terms



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