Re:Ask HN: Is mental illness an ad-targeting category?
by hedora on Saturday February 05, 2022 @09:12PM
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The canonical example I've heard of from Googlers is "yoga pants", though that's out of date. Go with something that's trendy this year.
With any luck, they'll think you have a rich significant othet. I somehow accidentally convinced them I have a mistress with a taste for $600 machine washable silk pyjamas (there is apparently a company that specializes in only that!)
It helps to clear cookies, etc immediately before kicking the recommendation engine.
That seems to significantly lower the weight it puts on the prior. Instead of being a native Spanish speaker, I now know Vietnamese.
(Of course, all of these inferences about me are wrong.)
With any luck, they'll think you have a rich significant othet. I somehow accidentally convinced them I have a mistress with a taste for $600 machine washable silk pyjamas (there is apparently a company that specializes in only that!)
It helps to clear cookies, etc immediately before kicking the recommendation engine.
That seems to significantly lower the weight it puts on the prior. Instead of being a native Spanish speaker, I now know Vietnamese.
(Of course, all of these inferences about me are wrong.)