You're never going to get the software equivalent of herpes from seeing a Monsanto ad on TV. On the web? It's quite possible.
@matigo I think we (as a species) are trying to rationalize things we just don't understand. Religion is one way to do that, science is another.
I sometimes wonder this myself: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-we-living-in-a-computer-simulation/
Yes, I now describe myself as an occupant of coffee shops and airline seats. What's it to you?