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Fam_Fam
03/27/21 10:57:38 AM
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wtf man. how did they knowwwww?

I never buy turkey sandwiches, and i got a turkey & tomato sandwich today. and i get this ad:


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AldousIsDead
03/27/21 10:58:15 AM
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They're always listening.

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saspa
03/29/21 12:53:06 AM
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Bump because this is a real problem. I remember having a conversation with a friend about something or other and I literally got ads on google/youtube for it.

The dystopian future is not near, it's here.
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KainWind
03/29/21 12:55:13 AM
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Isn't this a good thing? Getting ads related to your interests in real time!

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AldousIsDead
03/29/21 12:55:20 AM
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Check your apps, revoke permissions they don't need, turn off tailored ads where you can.

Use less apps in general.

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MaddenDude--
03/29/21 12:56:11 AM
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The other day I randomly thought to myself, I want to get a table saw. Next thing I know I started getting table saw ads. I never mentioned that desire to anyone prior to the ads.

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saspa
03/29/21 12:56:20 AM
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AldousIsDead posted...
Check your apps, revoke permissions they don't need, turn off tailored ads where you can.

Use less apps in general.

You might as well say "just live off the grid in a cabin in the woods like ron swanson"
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AldousIsDead
03/29/21 12:57:36 AM
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Are you concerned about the problem?

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SevenTenths
03/29/21 12:57:53 AM
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https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/july-2020/What-is-the-Baader-Meinhof-Phenomenon

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saspa
03/29/21 12:58:55 AM
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KainWind posted...
Isn't this a good thing? Getting ads related to your interests in real time!

Lol. Honestly I don't think I've ever gotten a single ad related to my interests, but tbf my interests aren't really something that can be commercialized, they're more abstract.
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KainWind
03/29/21 12:59:41 AM
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SevenTenths posted...
https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/july-2020/What-is-the-Baader-Meinhof-Phenomenon

Oh yeah I was thinking something like this after I posted. Cool that it's an actual named thing.

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Back_Stabbath
03/29/21 1:02:27 AM
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Because google keeps tabs on fucking EVERYTHING you do online, and I'm fairly certain the voice assistants are always sending shit you say to ad services. They'll never admit it though.



That should give you a basic idea on why its showing up. Apparently I'm seeing that ad because I'm a facebook page admin.

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SPE
03/29/21 1:03:50 AM
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saspa posted...
Bump because this is a real problem. I remember having a conversation with a friend about something or other and I literally got ads on google/youtube for it.

The dystopian future is not near, it's here.

they listen to what you say.

you told the cashier turkey and your phone picked that up and informed ad
services, which is used for directing relevant ads to you and for surveillance purposes.

facebook used to call it beacon I think


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hockeybub89
03/29/21 1:10:13 AM
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SevenTenths posted...
https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/july-2020/What-is-the-Baader-Meinhof-Phenomenon
Yeah it's probably this. Unless smartphones are reading minds, recording your voice from an off setting, and singling out the owner's voice regardless of noise or distance, it's likely in our heads.

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NoxObscuras
03/29/21 1:13:57 AM
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Mistere Man
03/29/21 1:21:19 AM
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Fam_Fam posted...
wtf man. how did they knowwwww?

I never buy turkey sandwiches, and i got a turkey & tomato sandwich today. and i get this ad:

That sandwich looks good, and is making me hungry.

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Fam_Fam
03/29/21 8:32:20 AM
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KainWind posted...
Isn't this a good thing? Getting ads related to your interests in real time!

yeah but i just bought a turkey sandwich, so i dont need one!
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