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I'm not disagreeing but it's still kicking. My friend who is on reddit said it was weird for a couple days during the blackout but it's back to normal now. He also wondered why I didn't use the official app. Like it or not, most people are like him.
I can't believe this. The official app is so bad, I am losing faith in humanity.
Even if you get rid of the ads (ReVanced manager is your friend) it still pushes weird content into your timeline. Like, you scroll and there is an interesting post that you want to comment on. Oops, posted 20 days ago. Why would you recommend that to me!?
Yeah he mentioned things like that were happening during the blackout but he said it's mostly back to normal for him now. He also watches TV and movies with all sorts of ads. For me, that's an instant pivot to find something else to do. My dad has repeatedly asked me if I want some product he sees in an Instagram ad. I eventually had to tell him to specifically never get me a product he sees in an ad. People on the fediverse aren't normal. We care a lot about things most people don't really mind.