I don’t care either way, but if they want to show me personalized ads, I’m often less likely to buy the specific product being advertised to because I don’t need to deal with that kind of thirstiness for a toothbrush.
Im a car guy, so Im always interested in who is selling what, for how much, what features it has and so on. I have absolutely no intent on buying the new Kia EV, but I will read about it briefly.
Moved a couple of weeks ago. New apartment didn’t come with a washer or dryer, so we did some research and purchased a package. It’s died down a bit now but I was inundated with adverts and recommendations for washers and dryers for like two months.
I looked up directions to a mattress store and got 3 years of mattress ads on YouTube. I literally didn’t get anything else in ads aside from mattresses
They’re playing the long con, hoping that in ten years or so you’ll remember the brands that annoyed you.
I mostly get pregnancy and feminine hygiene related stuff nowadays. Like even YouTube tosses in a bunch of videos about pregnancy and delivering now and then. I’m a gay man, so the likelihood of me ever needing a menstrual cup, disc, or encouragement when about to give birth is very low.
On the other hand I’m strangely well versed in those subjects now, so if someone wants a gay dude to cheer them on through their pregnancy I’m their guy!
I was reading an Israeli news website for updates on the 2014 Israel Gaza war back when it was happening and I was getting “hot Jewish singles” ads for a whole year afterwards.
No, but targeted ads work like this- I look up which toothbrush has the best reviews. Then I buy a toothbrush on Amazon. Then Reddit finds out about that through tracking and starts shilling toothbrushes at me. Of course, I can avoid it by not having it track me, but most people don’t know how to do that.
Yeah no I did the same with a washer and dryer recently. Checked YouTube for some video reviews and walkthroughs, searched for some opinions and problems people are having. Was inundated with suggestions for washers and dryers for months after making the purchase.
Like yeah I’m totally going to buy more laundry machines. I’m starting a laundry empire, obviously!
I don’t care either way, but if they want to show me personalized ads, I’m often less likely to buy the specific product being advertised to because I don’t need to deal with that kind of thirstiness for a toothbrush.
Im a car guy, so Im always interested in who is selling what, for how much, what features it has and so on. I have absolutely no intent on buying the new Kia EV, but I will read about it briefly.
Yeah, but don’t you find that info from sites about cars that you might follow?
Moved a couple of weeks ago. New apartment didn’t come with a washer or dryer, so we did some research and purchased a package. It’s died down a bit now but I was inundated with adverts and recommendations for washers and dryers for like two months.
I looked up directions to a mattress store and got 3 years of mattress ads on YouTube. I literally didn’t get anything else in ads aside from mattresses
They’re playing the long con, hoping that in ten years or so you’ll remember the brands that annoyed you.
I mostly get pregnancy and feminine hygiene related stuff nowadays. Like even YouTube tosses in a bunch of videos about pregnancy and delivering now and then. I’m a gay man, so the likelihood of me ever needing a menstrual cup, disc, or encouragement when about to give birth is very low. On the other hand I’m strangely well versed in those subjects now, so if someone wants a gay dude to cheer them on through their pregnancy I’m their guy!
Now I’m just imagining a dude going around a maternity ward cheering on mothers in labor like it’s the most intense sports match ever.
I was reading an Israeli news website for updates on the 2014 Israel Gaza war back when it was happening and I was getting “hot Jewish singles” ads for a whole year afterwards.
You have a keen interest in toothbrushes?
No, but targeted ads work like this- I look up which toothbrush has the best reviews. Then I buy a toothbrush on Amazon. Then Reddit finds out about that through tracking and starts shilling toothbrushes at me. Of course, I can avoid it by not having it track me, but most people don’t know how to do that.
Yeah no I did the same with a washer and dryer recently. Checked YouTube for some video reviews and walkthroughs, searched for some opinions and problems people are having. Was inundated with suggestions for washers and dryers for months after making the purchase.
Like yeah I’m totally going to buy more laundry machines. I’m starting a laundry empire, obviously!