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by norhi999 1542 days ago
Looks like a typical case of Baader–Meinhof phenomenon* to me.

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion

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I nearly posted exactly this, but was wondering if a single instance of a thing [I read about cats and then saw an ad about cats] would be enough to qualify. I agree that it does sound like a subjective bias and would need to know how many ads are seen that don't ring the bell.