A few years ago, I would have said you were being overly paranoid. Nowadays, I’m in the same boat.
Also, the fuck is a chipotlane?
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acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 week agoi used to think this as well (i have never used any facebook apps), but last night something happened that made me question it.
My wife and i were going through a chipotle that was right next to a Popeye’s. As we were waiting i looked over to popeyes and saw some posters for their new pickle chicken stuff and asked my wife “the fuck is a pickle ‘glaze’?”
literally a few seconds later she opens instagram on her phone and is shown a video of a person making pickle brined chicken.
yes yes it could be a coincidence, but i am a lot less certain of that now.
slumberlust@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The way I’ve heard it is that it’s not just coincidence nor microphone scanning, but just the effectiveness of targeted ads in general. You could be within wifi range of other users who are searching for pickle stuff or you yourselves have a history of pickle purchases, etc. This stuff is scary specific already.