Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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It is interesting to see what ads play during certain content… (lemm.ee)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I know there is usually a “target demographic” that is profiled for what kind of products that they may buy. I was listening to an electro swing mix online and I kept hearing ads for different kinds of soaps, and all I could think of is “damn, a lot of people must clean while listening to this.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I recall noticing back when "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was on the air, that there were one hell of a lot of ads for contact lenses during that show.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm watching a reaction channel going through Buffy/Angel episodes now, and keep getting hard-right propaganda ads. I don't get it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

If it's anti-LGBT stuff, that may be because major ad systems e.g. Google/YouTube don't treat LGBT as a demographic but rather a topic of interest ... and the far right are interested.