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Tried to support the industry by buying a movie a watch a lot. Well, no more. If I need a pihole just to watch a movie I own, that's ridiculous.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Someone I know who is currently on a pseudoscience and conspiracy theory arc genuinely believes that personalized ads are good because then you can easily buy things you know you'll like

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I've bought things from personalized ads before. But mostly they're annoying. And creepy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

the idea of "just browse the web normally with someone looking over your shoulder taking notes on what you like to then sell you shit - or even better, it infers what you like using magic and can even tell when you're pregnant before you know it yourself" can be nice in some ways I guess, but yeah I agree. no thanks.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

sadly, i too heard that from somebody 🤷

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Guess there’s no accounting for stupid.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Some people are allergic to researching their purchases