"Why do you think I let you get away with all the things you say to me?" I Like You, Morrissey
Your opinion matters - and not in the sense that sensitive people care about it. It matters because somewhere in a boardroom full of half empty fast food containers and dogeared pornography lie legions of greasy goons, drooling over your social networking profile because they can now make money off of it. Facebook is about to let advertisers buy your "likes" and republish them the your friends.
Do you like the kinky stuff? Good News! Now Facebook is going to tell your Mom. Think that Viagra is keen? Now your girlfriend knows about your boner medicine. Big-time racist? Johnson and Johnson is going to tell all of your black friends.
It kind of makes sense that Reese's Pieces would be able to hitch a ride on your Thumbs Up, but this is completely outside the spirit of hitchhiking. It's supposed to be a free ride...
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