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This is also from nearly a decade ago..... and shows up at least once a year or so

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31104803

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26909156

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17112559

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15658182

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14428792

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14097548

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12842667

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9543534

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8332031

2015 is nearly a decade ago...great now I'm getting an existential crisis

Greetings fellow future-dweller!

Here are some facts to get you oriented:

* We're shooting down UFOs on a weekly basis

* The entire world was recently shut down because of a virus

* The machines are becoming creepily human-like

* You probably can't afford eggs anymore

I thought this was a joke, until I got about half way down that list.

I just created a calendar event to remind me to post it in 2024.

Alright, I think we're due for time travellers and lizardmen, the abyssal sleeper is about to awaken, and Galactus may pop by. Let us know how it checks out.

It was nearly 5 years ago too.

Memento mori.

Steer towards how you want to be living, while you can.

I’ve seen it most times it’s been up and I will read it every. single. year.

Hahaha, thanks for that.

~OP of the article

The question is: would this still work today?

I suspect something akin to it might work, but there would be "collateral damage" in that you can't target as precise anymore, not after all the kerfuffle around Facebook ads and Apple and such.

But if you don't mind others seeing your targeted ad, you probably could still hit your target.

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