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The same way I find out about non-advertised yogurt. I go to the grocery shop and choose one based on information displayed on the packaging (which you can coun

• lotsofpulp 7y ago
  It’s not pedantic. People have limited time, and stores have limited space, so how do you propose a product get chosen to occupy this time and space versus the competition? At some point, someone has to market, advertise, or convince someone else that their product or service is worth the other person’s time, money, and space. Whether or not it’s between grocery store and brand, or brand and consumer, it’s still advertising/marketing. Of course, it can be taken too far, but with rules such as requiring objectively true disclosures, we can strive to strike a balance.
  • tracker1 7y ago
    Stores actually charge for preferred locations within the store/product section. They also charge for end-cap locations etc. There are lots of marketing options for within the store alone, and is generally even then still less biased than typical advertising. The problem is between advertising and inconsistent/misleading studies, you cannot trust any person, product or company at this point and imho the system itself will fall over eventually and there will be restrictions and regulation that follows.
    • lotsofpulp 7y ago
      Hence taxpayers should vote for sufficiently funded pro consumer organizations such as FTC, CFPB, FCC, FDA, EPA, etc. that hold those responsible for fraudulent claims.
      • tracker1 7y ago
        A lot of the problem is some have, others go over the top. Also, taxpayers don't vote on funding and even then, most federal spending is poorly organized and structured. I'd rather see more legislation that lets more private consumers and private orgs sue for violation instead of only relegating enforcement to those oversight orgs alone.
        • lotsofpulp 7y ago
          Quality of life for everyone has been greatly improved by those working in America's civil government organizations. Obviously there will be corruption and the pendulum swings too far at some point, but given the list of recent crises, over regulation is clearly not the problem. If we want accountability, then we should demand transparency. Data should be posted online so that it can be vetted and double and triple checked.
          • tracker1 7y ago
            I'm absolutely in favor of more transparency... In fact, as far as I'm concerned any orgs that do political advertising or funding of any kind should be required to have 100% transparent funding and not be able to accept donations from companies that aren't. Same should apply to all politicians running for high-level offices. For the most part minimal government with restrictions on corporations to ensure the most broad transparency and limited collective "rights" would be best IMHO. I consider myself a pragmatic libertarian. A lot of people equate that with being Corporatist or anti government. I just feel that most people would be better off finding private solutions for the most part. Any time a large corporation and/or governments get involved it feels more likely to end up for the worse. The driver being when corporate bodies and politicians lie.
• jcfrei 7y ago
  Advertisements exist to inform you about yogurts that your local grocery shop doesn't have.
  • Kaiyou 7y ago
    If my local store doesn't have it, it might as well not exist.
• tikkabhuna 7y ago
  How do I then find out about new products? New ideas that myself or my friends don't know about? Do I rely on the creator's friends spreading the word until I see it? Word of mouth only works so well. Also, the supermarket analogy falls short when the number of "products" is extremely large and you rely on search. Seems more like the equivalent of going to a very large supermarket in the dark with a flashlight.
  • Kaiyou 7y ago
    Word of mouth. The same way you learn about all those other things you didn't want to know, like who dies in the newest Avenger flick.