I've had it happen before when things I've thought about coincidentally show up on my Facebook feed, most notably when I was putting on eye make up and wished someone would invent a sort of pad to stick on your cheek under your eye to catch the eye shadow dust so that you don't try wiping it off and look like you've been slugged in the face. I was alone in my bedroom, my phone was nowhere near my dressing table, I had not uttered one word about what I was doing, nor do I search for make up online. And blow me down, when I picked up my phone, there was an advert for that very thing.
I've just had it happen again.
Was reading a long thread about a domestic situation where lots of advice was given to the OP, and I thought, just thought, "Time to get your ducks in a row, and your squirrels in a circle" which goes back to a previous thread about the origins / use of the phrase "ducks in a row". I commented on that one with preferring the idea of squirrels in a circle, Wild West style. I didn't comment on the domestic situation thread because I had nothing new or different to offer.
I've just checked my Facebook and bugger me, the first three posts were feelgood stories about people adopting / feeding rescued squirrels.
Now I get that algorithms are sophisticated and can "predict" things that are likely to be of interest based on scrolling / hovering etc, but this is weird, right?
Yes, it's probably just coincidence, but am intrigued to know if any of you have experienced this?
(Yes, I'm probably nuts).