AShadyRaven

joined 2 months ago
[–] AShadyRaven@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

oh i know how this works and its not the way you think. Its somehow better and worse at the same time

Im going to describe the process using a hypothetical situation:

You decide to try a new shampoo but you're not sure what to buy. You ask your friend "hey what shampoo do you use" and they tell you they use Head and Shoulders.

Later that night, you google head and shoulders and read reviews

The next day, your friend gets Head and Shoulders ads on youtube and facebook and Instagram, etc

This is because google knows both of your locations and search history. It sees that you two were within a few feet of each for hours and decides to shoot ads at you both, based on what either of you have searched recently.

This is called proximity targetted advertising and i think its gross.

But this is why so many people say things like "we were talking about it and now im seeing ads they must be spying on me"

[–] AShadyRaven@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago

Alright fine ill switch browsers AGAIN

[–] AShadyRaven@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

if only there was a simple easy solution

[–] AShadyRaven@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

i break into stores after hours and steal things

[–] AShadyRaven@lemmy.zip 19 points 2 months ago

A human (pictured, right) outrunning the flesh-starved, reanimated corpses that we all see when we close our eyes for too long. Keep it up, human! They lack the necessary supportive tissues to sustain bipedal movement! You can beat them!

[–] AShadyRaven@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

America dominates my news feeds to the point that I just assumed law enforcement was an internationally fascist agency

[–] AShadyRaven@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

im astounded they were arrested

usually these news articles end with "and the police did nothing at all until a black teenager was spotted holding a churro and shot into a fine mist by 30 officers on scene"

[–] AShadyRaven@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Yall GOTTA stop pretending 30 is old

ive only been an adult on my own for like 5 years, relax