I just assume that if a product is mentioned descriptively by someone I don't know well—[product name] is a [category] that will [benefit]—and I can easily purc

I just assume that if a product is mentioned descriptively by someone I don't know well—[product name] is a [category] that will [benefit]—and I can easily purchase it online, it's being advertised. Maybe it's my past-experience of knowing many people in an MLM once and seeing the differences between them being themselves and them “working on their business”. Maybe the answer to understanding what authentic advertising is, is being exposed to all sorts of it more, in a safe environment where your money doesn't evaporate, and being able to reflect and think critically about what you're experiencing and what the intentions of the other party are.