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by _game_of_life 1841 days ago
I opt into personalization and am constantly getting ads for tampons (not a woman), essential oils (yuck), iced tea (I only drink water), chinese clothing (lol), and then sporadically...

100k+ metal 3d printers and other industrial engineering equipment. I am a disabled, unemployed student.

I also have serious doubts that "personalized" ads even really exist. It's like they're trying to show me the least applicable products to my life.