yes, but the original question made a broad statement about regulating human manipulation. my rebuttal was to ask where we draw the line. note that historicall

yes, but the original question made a broad statement about regulating human manipulation. my rebuttal was to ask where we draw the line. note that historically we've allowed all kinds of manipulations (like basically lying in advertisements, caveat emptor), in an abundance of caution to avoid infringing our 1st amendment rights (in the US).