John Gruber@gruber.foo5 AugApple News ads have been going down the toilet for years, but it didn't used to be literal.136100
Patrick Boueri@patrickboueri.comI need to meet someone or find a deep dive piece on who runs ads like this and learn why and how. Studs Terkel but for weird internet jobs6/8/26, 10:33 am·0 reposts·0 likes
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