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>I mean what do people do after learning they are fat and feel depressed? They buy crap to feel better. Maybe your website is exactly what advertisers need. It
by bigtimeidiot 10y ago
>I mean what do people do after learning they are fat and feel depressed? They buy crap to feel better. Maybe your website is exactly what advertisers need.
It is quite sad that anyone would consider this a business opportunity.
- cpsempek 10y agoAt the risk of oversimplifying, making people feel a certain way in order to leverage that emotional state for the benefit of another is at the heart of a lot of marketing and advertising. Maybe it tastes worse when it is as blatant as the case above.
- njharman 10y agoSwaths of consumer products are targeted at people with self esteem issues. Fashion, makeup, fitness performance, jewelry luxury and stats products of allmstripes. It's especially bad for young women who are bombarded with Photoshoped images of "perfection" and reminders that attractiveness = success and that sex sells.