Thanks for bringing the Fair.org/GS/Vox article up. The Vox article is clearly an advertisement. I'd even say it's hard for educated people to see this stuff c

Thanks for bringing the Fair.org/GS/Vox article up. The Vox article is clearly an advertisement. I'd even say it's hard for educated people to see this stuff clearly. Not because they are intellectually incapable of distinguishing between reporting and marketing, but simply because it takes effort to make that call. You're cruising through your day, dipping into articles that grab your attention - there's just no way you're constantly critically vigilant - I know I can't be. And to some extent we're powerless: even if we just read the headline in some feed, well, we're already now aware of a new GS financial product, and we might be curious about it. And some of the marketing is borderline sinister: the "for the masses" phrase in the headline is ridiculous counterspin for GS.