> The video linked is just one person in the industry. I'm sure you could find 100 videos on seductive advertising to get people to spend money on other stuff.

> The video linked is just one person in the industry. I'm sure you could find 100 videos on seductive advertising to get people to spend money on other stuff. I'm not sure your point here. One of many. This isn't about advertising. It's about triggering a basic randomized rewards impulse and exploiting it for money. It's essentially a Dark Pattern that is used to drain your wallet. Except that Dark Pattern reinforces gambling addiction. That said, I do think marketing as is, is a horribly unethical psychology/social research at best. So your point, further reinforces my view. I'm not saying it's not useful, but so were Mengele's cliffnotes.