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    Imagine for a sec one day this type of technology becomes so commonplace and the food purchase patterns each individual makes is logged under the guise of convenience... justified as a simple Netflix 'because you watched' feature presented in the grocery aisle...

    Two things come to mind, the sort of hyper-targeted rfid-like advertising opportunities available in these controlled environments (ie Minority Report)...

    And i wonder how valuable such real-time, logged meta data related to someone's personal 'health choices' would be to the big health insurance providers... eat right? enjoy a healthier life and lower fees... eat poorly (and establish a behavioral pattern) and future health claims may become an issue.

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    • im more scared for the people who prefer certain freedoms over technological conveniences. what happens when FB becomes the SS# and you want to refuse.deathboy
    • this collectivist consumer culture is getting pretty scary. advertising use to be fun. provide entertainment for viewing. simple tradedeathboy
    • now its completely consumerism driven through data, manipulations and information bias. who needs creative entertainment. im hoping its just a phasedeathboy
    • ^ there's too much money at stake for companies to allow it to fail. It may stutter and wobble but it will become the norm. Sadly.face_melter
    • i hope youre wrong but you are probably right. one of the greatest things about walmart was they provided jobs for the most incapable people. buffet sold sharesdeathboy
    • thinking this will be the future too. not that he is insightful but he has the capital to help his investmentsdeathboy
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