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Reddit also released a new ad system that imbeds products in a "real life way" so you can get bots replying to users asking question that look 100% genuine but are run by say McDs. So if someone asks hey what do you eat in a given day, the bot can come in, totally organically, and say "oh i usually start my day with eggs and toast then for lunch I get a mcwrap because they're on special for the month of march". They "learnt" that people don't write McWrap so they are trying to plug products basically how we do.
Which makes recommendations suss af! I feel almost paranoid going there these days like are half the posts and comments I reply to real??
Genuine question, are mcwraps a thing? Back when I was younger and used to eat from McDonald's, that was one of the few things worth getting.
https://www.mcdonalds.com/ca/en-ca/product/creamy-avocado-ranch-mcwrap-crispy.html
I remember them canceling it because I remember they said they didn't have those anymore. Didn't really see a reason to go to McDonald's anymore