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by pdkl95 3506 days ago
> website product recommendations still suck

Targeted advertising isn't about giving you good recommendations. It's about advertisers picking which demographic they want to influence. It may be presented as a "recommendation", but it's still an ad.

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It's also heavily weighted by what they want you to buy: over-stock, higher margins, last year's models.