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		lifeformed on April 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: I bought Voltaren at the chemist, now Goog... Maybe the subtle influences that led you to buying such a drink in the first place are directly related to increased advertising for them. Also Amazon has your Whole Foods purchasing data, so that probably trickled down somewhere.

alex_g on April 18, 2021 | [–]

Technically my girlfriend purchased it with her Whole Foods/Amazon account, and she has not seen any ads.

worik on April 18, 2021 | [–]

The first part of your comment is gaslighting.

The second "trickled down somewhere" is the point.

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