Sounds more like the algorithm saw you poking around Spanish stuff and just threw random junk at the wall to see what stuck. Those ads are weird but they're not creepy, a garlic peeler and a butter knife are just dumb products someone is trying to sell you. Switch back to English for a week and I bet half of them follow you anyway.

Did she actually turn them on herself or did someone convince her? Curious because my ex swore subs ruined shows for her, said she couldn't stop reading the words instead of watching faces and acting. But your roommate's case sounds like the opposite problem, she was bored and the subs gave her something to do with her eyes. What made January the magic month, was it a specific show or just a random switch?

Ever watch a guy lose an argument over a $15 part? My buddy does mobile dent repair and got tired of customers swearing the damage was already there, so he started taking dated photos with a cheap scanner and printing them on the invoice. Nobody argues with paper in their hand, and that little setup has saved him way more than it cost.