You want to GO by being burned? You are a crazier man that I.

Another interesting speculation: between cremation and preserving the body (used to be formaldehyde -- don't know what they use nowadays) haven't we as a species taken us out of the circle of life. Over a long term period of term, say since ancient Egyptians started the practice, might not the flora and fauna end up rejecting us?

I searched for travel insurance last night and now I'm getting travel insurance ads on Newsy that I access for my Roku box.

I recently read that yes, your phone is listening, and that’s why you see ads for things that have only been mentioned in out-loud conversations.

You could always do a test. Estimate the number of cremation conversations you had and talk at your phone for the same number of times (or more) about some product/service that you otherwise wouldn’t be interested in: e.g. chameleon veterinarian; trips to Antarctica. Then see if you get similar ads for those products.

They target your age group, that simple.

I think all our information is available to marketers (and others - cue the scary music).

Some places (such as Montana) allow for burial without any accoutrements. A good friend was lowered into the ground in a canvass shroud on his skis. The state only needed to know the location of the burial.

Are you speaking about these matters aloud or via email and messaging? If youre using facebook or google for the conversations that would explain it. And are the ads by mail or email?

Have you done ANY research online? Any pricing of cremation costs? Any conversations online (like this one)? That is most likely the source. The internet net knows everything you do.

I want to go standing on my feet and fighting till my last breath and then I wish to have my corpse filled with popcorn and fireworks and set ablaze on a pyre
So that I can fuck with everyone one last time. ?

Big Brother ( and many marketing concerns) is/are in fact watching !

I'm not against cremation but I hope to be dead first.

One of my friends and I have this discussion all the time. I buy a particular brand of pot pies at my local grocery store and use my card and I get ads on facebook for that brand of pot pie.

As for your other question, I told my oldest I'll be dead and won't care. Do what you want and have a party.

My friend and I were having this very same discussion last week. She feels that her actions are constantly monitored (within her home) via electronics simply by mentioning something out loud. ie: she might mention something out loud and the next time she sits at her computer that item appears in ads etc. It is something she is trying to track. I am not sure that I am convinced by her but I would not rule it out at this point.

My friend and I were having this very same discussion last week. She feels that her actions are constantly monitored (within her home) via electronics

At this age I get frequent ads in the mail for hearing aids and cremation services. I think they get the info from the state drivers license records.