It certainly is pretty to look at though

Hey get your book club on Signal too. Everyone deserves E2EE

That’s just a small subset of what’s possible with genetic engineering (see interesting stuff like golden rice), but yes, Roundup Ready crops are patented seeds.

I always make sure I have a consistent amount of cash in my wallet. Makes it easier to feel confident I can make all but the largest purchases in cash. Also happy cake day!

That doesn’t matter. It costs money for companies to place adds with Google. That money goes directly to them regardless of whether or not you make a purchase. They then make use of their vast data resources to target people with said ads, which may not affect you, but definitely pushes products (some business people have described a 3x on investment with Google and Facebook ads).

Because Google ads are on nearly every website, and because Google owns such a large bevy of services including search, YouTube, Gmail, and maps, they can collect all of this data into a scarily accurate profile of your behavior, interests, and beliefs. Data that is shared with their partners and ends up all over the internet.

Your personal data and your attention (advertisements). Those two things are the cornerstone of how big tech makes their money