Furry is certainly more mainstream than it used to be but I'm not sure you've necessarily picked the best arguments for it. Google's whole business model relies on personalised advertising. That they are showing furry stuff to furs is not surprising in the least, nor would it suggest any sort of scale. Similarly, the presence of scammers is less about how mainstream something is versus how likely they feel they are to get something out. It could be a sign that the fandom is big enough to attract their attention but it could also be that its so small that the supply of some merchandise (such as fursuits) is so limited that people are willing to take risks to get them and, given the prices of suit, the payoff for exploiting that is high.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
Furry is certainly more mainstream than it used to be but I'm not sure you've necessarily picked the best arguments for it. Google's whole business model relies on personalised advertising. That they are showing furry stuff to furs is not surprising in the least, nor would it suggest any sort of scale. Similarly, the presence of scammers is less about how mainstream something is versus how likely they feel they are to get something out. It could be a sign that the fandom is big enough to attract their attention but it could also be that its so small that the supply of some merchandise (such as fursuits) is so limited that people are willing to take risks to get them and, given the prices of suit, the payoff for exploiting that is high.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~