• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    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.

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      1 year ago

      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!