Upon arriving at the blog today I couldn’t help but notice that all the Google ads were for anger management. ”AdSense delivers relevant text and image ads that are precisely targeted to your site and your site content,” this was taken directly from the AdSense FAQ.

Nowhere on the page do I mention anger, rage or any related words specifically and yet AdSense is such a brilliant tool that it can psychologically analyze what’s written and find the subtext. That is amazing. I hadn’t even realized that I was writing so much content rife with anger.

Yes, it happens to be true, I tend to lean toward the angry side at times (those who know me may laugh now), but the fact that AdSense knows it and is basically recommending an anger management class is bizarre.

I just went back to check the ads again, they’re like a Magic 8-Ball for me now. The top ad says “Are Anxiety and Stress Aging You?” Wow, this is incredible, how does it know that? Premature aging is a big concern for me, I’m speechless.

Now I realize that AdSense is not in fact a stupid waste of real estate, it is a great oracle that shouldn’t be ignored and from now on I will give it the respect it deserves.