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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Nov 1, 2023 9:53:44 GMT -5
I'm not even 40 yet, and the majority of the content I consume is stuff I think is age appropriate (music, wrestling, and video game related).
Yet thanks to YT's ad algorithm I think I now know more about Medicare part C than many seniors do.
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Post by darbus alan on Nov 1, 2023 10:19:18 GMT -5
Because it's the enrollment period and all the businesses involved with Medicare flood media old and new with advertising dollars. Algorithm be damned.
Also f*** Martha. I hate her.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Nov 1, 2023 11:20:10 GMT -5
U old
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Nov 1, 2023 13:49:01 GMT -5
I'm no spring chicken, it's true. Still got a ways to go to be able to claim Medicare tho. |
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Nov 1, 2023 13:53:08 GMT -5
That's nothing. Did you hear Wawa's got pizza?
Booking.com, Booking.YEAH. And "Seagulls! The eagles of the sea!" (sadly I now barely see this ad...)
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Post by darbus alan on Nov 1, 2023 14:09:33 GMT -5
Obligatory "WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER"
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Post by wildojinx on Nov 1, 2023 14:58:38 GMT -5
According to Burger King, I rule
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Nov 1, 2023 15:18:33 GMT -5
My mom had the same name as someone much older than her so she started getting AARP mailings and stuff like that in her 30s.
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Post by Zombie Mod on Nov 1, 2023 15:48:45 GMT -5
be thankful it's not the 50,000 temu/gambling sites that I get flooded with by youtube, I've never gone to that website and dont gamble and have tried to block the adverts without success.
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Ultimo Gallos
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Dreams SUCK!Nightmares live FOREVER!
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Nov 1, 2023 17:22:36 GMT -5
GOtten where if I am watching something I know has ads I keep the remote close by to mute when the ad break starts and usually flip thru a mag or comic until it is over
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CMWaters
Ozymandius
Rolled a Seven, Beat the Ads.
Bald and busy
Posts: 63,282
Member is Online
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Post by CMWaters on Nov 1, 2023 17:31:06 GMT -5
Yes I may be part of their problems, but this as well as working a job with a lot of solo driving time is why I fork over the $12 a month for the ad-free experience.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Nov 2, 2023 6:45:12 GMT -5
be thankful it's not the 50,000 temu/gambling sites that I get flooded with by youtube, I've never gone to that website and dont gamble and have tried to block the adverts without success. I’m glad I’m not the only one. I’ll be happy to never hear that Matthew McConaughey impersonator for the rest of my life, no matter how accurate he sounds. |
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Nov 3, 2023 2:41:21 GMT -5
I saw an ad on TV the other day where they had a sentient Medicare card name Max telling me about getting the most from my Medicare insurance. The animation looked like they must have spent a grand total of 50 cents on it.
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Sephiroth
Wade Wilson
Surviving
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Post by Sephiroth on Nov 3, 2023 7:46:28 GMT -5
According to Burger King, I rule According to them, their ghost pepper whopper was actually spicy |
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Rave
El Dandy
Perpetually Bored
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Post by Rave on Nov 6, 2023 1:27:43 GMT -5
Booking.com, Booking.YEAH. And "Seagulls! The eagles of the sea!" (sadly I now barely see this ad...) I still get this one from time to time. It's never skippable. I outright loathe Melissa McCarthy. Was anyone else plagued by the Betterhelp ads? For quite a while, every time I logged in on the PS apps, one of those would show up on my recommended feed. Had to report a crapton of them as repetitive before it stopped. |
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Nov 6, 2023 14:35:36 GMT -5
Booking.com, Booking.YEAH. And "Seagulls! The eagles of the sea!" (sadly I now barely see this ad...) I still get this one from time to time. It's never skippable. I outright loathe Melissa McCarthy. Meh, she seems nice and I like her in a few things. (but agree about the obnoxious typecasting) And I got ironically obsessed with the Booking ad. |
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agent817
Fry's dog Seymour
Doesn't Know Whose Ring It Is
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Post by agent817 on Nov 6, 2023 21:06:16 GMT -5
Okay, maybe not ads, but why does YouTube recommend me self-help videos? I know there are times when I could use it but I don't like what these videos often talk about, how anything you like to do is a waste of time, how society has failed men, etc. I remember out of nowhere these popped up on my feed. After a while, I just hit "not interested" and "don't recommend channel." Even when I did it, YouTube still tried to push those videos on me.
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Nr1Humanoid
Hank Scorpio
Is the #3 humanoid at best.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Nov 8, 2023 12:43:44 GMT -5
Would not be so bad if they did not show up every 5 minutes.
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Cranjis McBasketball
Crow T. Robot
Knew what the hell that thing was supposed to be
Peace Love and Nothing But
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Nov 8, 2023 22:43:58 GMT -5
Have an adblock working on YouTube working at the moment the shows you the tally of Ads blocked. Currently at 157 blocked ads 2 minutes into a video.
Actually, I had to check how much I had watched so far and that total is now at 170. With the video on pause.
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