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Streaming shows may be commercial free, but they're absolutely packed with product placement and other subtle shite that's akin to paid articles pretending to b
by chillydawg 7y ago
Streaming shows may be commercial free, but they're absolutely packed with product placement and other subtle shite that's akin to paid articles pretending to be content in newspapers. I actually prefer my ads nicely marked so I'm not having to second guess whether they're drinking pepsi for a reason or because $$$.
- MiroF 7y agoAs long as I'm confident I won't be fooled by product placement (I don't buy consumer goods I see on celebrities or in shows), I'm happy to have whoever does fall for this continue to subsidize my uninterrupted viewing as long as the placement isn't too ridiculous.
- pavel_lishin 7y ago> I don't buy consumer goods I see on celebrities or in shows Does this mean that you go out of your way to avoid them? Or that you don't believe you're influenced by them?
- MiroF 7y agoI go out of my way to avoid them generally. If they're spending their budget on advertising, I can usually find a similar but less advertised product priced cheaper
- deogeo 7y agoYou underestimate how poisonous this is. Humans (and especially children) learn through imitation. This includes imitating characters on TV/shows, which form a big part of the 'society' they live in (that its fictional makes little difference). Letting advertisers shape (to an even greater degree) the fictional societies we imitate cannot possibly be a good idea. They will use it to present the illusion of a perfect consumerist society, until that illusion becomes the truth.