The Stereotypical Oppositelock Reader

"Tim (Fractal Footwork)" (fractalfootwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:14 • Filed to: None

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Is a 23-34 year-old father Asian Grad student with $150k+ income who drives a Porsche, cares about their skin, lives naturally, and likes skater shoes.

According to Quantcast...

https://www.quantcast.com/oppositelock.k…

pjhusa > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:19

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Hmm.

TheHondaBro > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:19

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Nope.

scoob > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:20

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How the hell does it get this info?

scoob > TheHondaBro 11/23/2015 at 19:25

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Yup.

/23-24YearOldFatherAsianGradStudentWith$150K+IncomeWhoDrivesAPorscheCaresAboutTheirSkinLivesNaturallyAndLikesSkateShoes

DasWauto > scoob 11/23/2015 at 19:25

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https://www.quantcast.com/oppositelock.k…

The other sites we’re interested are pretty spot on. It’s pretty funny how much more interested we are in those sites than the average.

smobgirl > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:26

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Well they got one characteristic right.

scoob > DasWauto 11/23/2015 at 19:26

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I meant how does it know these deets about us like race, income, etc.

Dusty Ventures > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:27

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Of all of those, all it got right about me was age range and gender. Also, I have a strong suspicion what it’s really saying about income is that a lot of people lie about it ;)

DasWauto > scoob 11/23/2015 at 19:28

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Internet cookies be scary, yo.

/idunno

Dusty Ventures > smobgirl 11/23/2015 at 19:28

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You’re a father?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:29

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Who’s the somewhat Asian me on here, minus some facts??? (O_o)

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > scoob 11/23/2015 at 19:30

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It uses algorithms that analyze your browsing history.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Dusty Ventures 11/23/2015 at 19:30

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Or we browse websites about things we can’t afford.

XJDano > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:30

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Lives naturally as in goes commando?

PowderHound > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:31

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$150k or $150?

XJDano > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:32

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$150+ week or $150K salary

smobgirl > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 11/23/2015 at 19:33

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Yeah I think they're taking the Porsche configurator a little too seriously.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:33

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I do nothing to reduce that demographic

Dusty Ventures > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 11/23/2015 at 19:33

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That’s all the websites for me...

smobgirl > Dusty Ventures 11/23/2015 at 19:34

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Shh, it's not public yet.

scoob > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 11/23/2015 at 19:34

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Moi

Alfalfa > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:35

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If this is accurate, it makes me wonder what these apparent lurkers find so interesting about us...

TheHondaBro > DasWauto 11/23/2015 at 19:40

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Probably from people who use their Facebook account to log into Kinja, which is me.

x87172 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:40

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How about the “Automotive” statistics?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > scoob 11/23/2015 at 19:41

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So you fit three of the criteria above?

Dusty Ventures > smobgirl 11/23/2015 at 19:42

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Oops. Sorry.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > XJDano 11/23/2015 at 19:42

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Wait, isn’t that a requirement of Oppo?

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > x87172 11/23/2015 at 19:43

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Did you see the fuel breakdown?

x87172 > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 11/23/2015 at 19:46

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Diesels!

I can’t believe Flex Fuel is one of the choices. Those are some damn detailed stats.

PushToStart > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 11/23/2015 at 19:47

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car enthusiasts browsing websites for things we can’t afford? noooooooooo

DoYouEvenShift > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:49

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Lives naturally?

Like off the grid and eating nuts and berries?

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > x87172 11/23/2015 at 19:50

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I’m surprised at how Hybrid is higher than gas.

Dusty Ventures > PowderHound 11/23/2015 at 19:50

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$1.50

XJDano > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 11/23/2015 at 19:51

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Duh, we're all doing it right now.

LongbowMkII > PushToStart 11/23/2015 at 19:51

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I can totally afford the 432nd 911 I just finished pricing out.

bob and john > smobgirl 11/23/2015 at 19:52

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Psst.u get on IRC yet?

DasWauto > TheHondaBro 11/23/2015 at 19:52

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That might make it easy but people who are logged into the site while reading/browsing make up only a small part of the audience that Quantcast captures and gives data for. In fact, based on those numbers and the number of people who browse here, we are but a small minority.

This data is based on cookies that track sites you visit after and besides visiting here, that may track social media someone is signed into, things they search, things they buy, etc. Sample data from sites is likely then correlated to your data to make an educated guess at who/what you are. Repeat for everyone who gets the cookie(s) and you have your demographics.

Gawker/whoever can then sell ads more effectively and for more money to cater better to their respective audiences.

mazda616 > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 19:54

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From what I’ve seen, the average Oppo reader is a 14 or 15-year-old boy eagerly awaiting the day he gets his driver’s license. Nothing against that, as I was once one of those too.

PS9 > DasWauto 11/23/2015 at 19:56

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They might have a deal with FB or twitter to give up some metadata in exchange for the cookies. It’s pretty much why I don’t go on FB anymore; you are their product.

EDIT: I’ve been pouring over their FAQ. I can’t say exactly why, but this is kind of disturbing.

Rico > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 20:01

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Okay all you rich, healthy eating, Porsche driving, Asian grads - show yourselves and your lovely driving machines. I’m good off the skater shoes though.

BJ > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 20:23

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Two of those statements apply to me. The other 7 do not, or are no longer true.

DasWauto > PS9 11/23/2015 at 20:45

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Yep, if something you are using is free, you are the product - as true here as it is elsewhere. Since we log in with Google/Twitter/FB, Gawker probably gets a bit more info than they would if you just browsed the site normally. Though for me that’s mostly moot as my twitter doesn’t have much about me on it, nor do I use it a whole lot.

smobgirl > bob and john 11/23/2015 at 20:50

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Maybe tonight. Trying to clean/pack/prep for my 24-hr road trip.

x87172 > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 11/23/2015 at 20:51

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Yeah, that was very interesting.

I honestly kind of doubt it, but who knows.

scoob > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 11/23/2015 at 21:06

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I fit Asian and male. Lol.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > scoob 11/23/2015 at 21:07

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TWIN!! :P

scoob > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 11/23/2015 at 21:09

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I thought you weren’t Asian ?

fhrblig > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 21:24

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Wow, the only thing that matches me is male. Though I am prone to dad rage... or just the urge to yell at teenagers, anyway.

DrScientist > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 11/23/2015 at 21:47

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its not higher per se... its just more likely to own hybrid than the rest of the universe.

then again, we dont know how “own” is computed. could be just based on you tube video views, which may be biased with p1/laF/918 views.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > scoob 11/23/2015 at 21:51

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I’m not Asian.....That was the joke. :p

FromCanadaWithLove > Tim (Fractal Footwork) 11/23/2015 at 22:34

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I am none of those things, except for the personal hygiene bit.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > DasWauto 11/24/2015 at 09:10

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Burner account here. I never use the option to use my Google/Facebook/Twitter account, and there are sites that I’ve wanted to check out that only use Fb logins that I’ve just chosen not to use for that reason.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 11/24/2015 at 09:11

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Hahaha! Clearly it’s just related to how many times the words “Porsche” and “Diesel” are mentioned on OPPO.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > smobgirl 11/24/2015 at 09:12

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hahaha!