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Equating advertising with education, even in jest, is dangerous.
by na85 8y ago
Equating advertising with education, even in jest, is dangerous.
- pessimizer 8y agoThere's no difference between advertising and education other than the stated intentions of the author.
- na85 8y agoIntent matters.
- SllX 8y agoIndependent of intent, all education is indoctrination. Where I rent comes into play is what you intend for the indoctrinated to do with that education: buy coke, participate in the local ICBM program, or maintain society’s plumbing, the same plumbing the water and sugar in all that coke is pissed down. Either way it creates jobs.
- thisisweirdok 8y agoI was intentionally equating them to emphasize the problem. If you're not educated to discern the difference between traditional education and advertisement, then there is no practical difference. Coca-Cola (and advertisements for it) is more widely available than basic education. I personally think this is unethical on part of the advertiser, doubly so when you're selling something that's both unhealthy and somewhat addicting. There are populations in the world who can't read, but can recognize the Coca-Cola logo.
- astine 8y agoI'll bite. What exactly is the danger?