• rckclmbr@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I dunno, I’m 40 and have definitely bought things because of ads. Highly targeted ones on Instagram have introduced me to a lot of cycling gear I wouldn’t have otherwise known about. It seems like most of the youtube ads are pretty bad though

    • BNE@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, that kind of thing I usually try to filter past but exceptionally rarely sometimes something catches me.

      It’s been better since breaking a bunch of collection methods and adding garbage data to throw them off but, you know. Id rather just be happy with what I have and mindful/selective when getting new stuff - ads bloat that in a way I don’t appreciate, I guess.