Agree with the OP, here , although I've generally appreciated Adobe software over the years.
Perhaps most people won't care much, and it's not the biggest deal in the world, but I did not give this application permission to talk to me (and address me by name) as if it personally knows me. It doesn't. This kind of pseudo-human connection from an inanimate piece of software is part of a larger creepy and stupid trend society must now endure more of due to the "internet of things" and other similar nonsense.
These sad surrogates for genuine human connection that once took place among human beings is spreading like disease, and no, it's not cute. In the wise words of the late George Carlin: "It's B.S. and it's bad for ya."
Agree with the OP, here , although I've generally appreciated Adobe software over the years.
Perhaps most people won't care much, and it's not the biggest deal in the world, but I did not give this application permission to talk to me (and address me by name) as if it personally knows me. It doesn't. This kind of pseudo-human connection from an inanimate piece of software is part of a larger creepy and stupid trend society must now endure more of due to the "internet of things" and other similar nonsense.
These sad surrogates for genuine human connection that once took place among human beings is spreading like disease, and no, it's not cute. In the wise words of the late George Carlin: "It's B.S. and it's bad for ya."
Now let's knock it off and grow up.