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That's throwing out the baby with the bath water. Advertising serves a modicum of a public good, in that it's informative. If, say, I buy some fabric conditione
by pdpi 11y ago
That's throwing out the baby with the bath water. Advertising serves a modicum of a public good, in that it's informative. If, say, I buy some fabric conditioner and quite like its effects but think it smells too intense, I might change brand. If I see an ad for the old brand saying 'now with a new and improved fragrance', that's genuinely useful information. Perhaps the problem I had with an otherwise satisfactory product is gone.
There's plenty of truly bad advertising out there and it definitely needs stronger regulation, but lets not be overly enthusiastic about it.
- ZenoArrow 11y ago> "If I see an ad for the old brand saying 'now with a new and improved fragrance', that's genuinely useful information. Perhaps the problem I had with an otherwise satisfactory product is gone." If that's the only reason to keep advertising, it can easily be replaced by independent consumer advice, similar to 'Which?' magazine but with a much wider remit... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Which%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Which%3F