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A comment on Ask HN: I bought Voltaren at the chemist, now Google shows me ads for it. Why?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: I bought Voltaren at the chemist, now Google show... by otabdeveloper4 on Sunday April 18, 2021 @11:15AM (#26853166)
Simple Bayesian logic.

P(buying crap) < P(buying crap | has bought crap before)

Advertising is applied statistics and works on large cohorts. Nobody cares about you personally or your psychology.

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Re:Ask HN: I bought Voltaren at the chemist, now Google show... by jamesrr39 on Sunday April 18, 2021 @05:24PM (#26856523)
Upvoted, this is a great comment. Thanks for finding the words to sum it up so concisely.
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