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Hostile advertising and advertising in general aren't the same thing. I'd be the first to point out that advertising has motivated a wide array of terrible thi
by SerLava 10y ago
Hostile advertising and advertising in general aren't the same thing.
I'd be the first to point out that advertising has motivated a wide array of terrible things, especially in the last few years. But advertising at its barest sense can be and usually is a net positive force.
- na85 10y ago>Hostile advertising and advertising in general aren't the same thing. Are you sure?
- SerLava 10y agoGood point.
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- tomp 10y agoAdvertising is manipulation. All advertising is hostile. It's mind garbage, pure and simple. (As opposed to informing people (without bias or intent to manipulate their choices for your gain), but hardly anyone does that any more!)
- SerLava 10y agoAll communication is manipulation, and there's no alternative to advertising. Plus if you could basically eliminate advertising, it would depress the entire economy because new competitive products and services would be near impossible to invest in.
- tomp 10y agoI disagree, twice. Technically, yes, all communication is manipulation, but I'm concerned about the intention of communication/advertising. Although some ads could only be informative, the vast majority exist not to inform, but to disinform/mislead. The proportion of ads advertising new products/services (as opposed to simply reinforcing existing brands) is miniscule. There already exist many services that allow exploration of new products. Things like ProductHunt and similar websites, various blogs, online communities like FB and HN, ...). Advertising is a net loss on the economy - it's a zero-sum game (people's attention is finite), so the more money my competitors spend on ads, the more money I have to waste on advertising as well, and I can't improve my product!
- SerLava 10y agoIt really really isn't zero sum. Ask Google- there will be a lot of good information about it. If value-adding enterprises are unable to market themselves, their business expenses can be forever lost to the world.
- manigandham 10y ago> There already exist many services that allow exploration of new products That is still marketing. You're not really arguing against advertising. > Advertising is a net loss on the economy - it's a zero-sum game (people's attention is finite) That's how marketshare works.