> "Why do companies find it so difficult to just say what it is they are selling in clear concise language, without being purposely misleading, or hiding things

> "Why do companies find it so difficult to just say what it is they are selling in clear concise language, without being purposely misleading, or hiding things in fine print?" because it's more profitable? it's a pretty direct line between the pressure to produce profits and lying to people to get it, particularly as it gets harder to produce profits through honest means. remember that capitalism entices participants with profits to spur innovation, not to indulge the profit-taking itself, so any temporarily profitable enterprise should attract interest and drive down profits as competition enters the industry. so professional managers (e.g., executives) sometimes (often?) choose to lie & cheat to lengthen the period of profit-taking. it's inexplicable that we accept that as normal, as if holding people & companies accountable for their words would stifle commerce and descend us into a totalitarian dystopia. instead, such accountability would only mean that getting filthy rich would be harder, while attaining comfortable wealth would be unchanged, if not more attainable.