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>salt cheapest one available from nearby stores > shampoo tested many brands, found one that works well for me. >car brand Absolutely none, unless they are

>salt cheapest one available from nearby stores > shampoo tested many brands, found one that works well for me. >car brand Absolutely none, unless they are car maniac. > While I do understand and am with you on your philosophy of making an informed decision, so much of our impulses as we purchase the things required to live daily are influenced by ads whether we're aware of them or not. I do not dispute that, but isn't this paper arguing that ads aren't fulfilling their informative purpose(the only reason they were allowed to get so prevalent)? to quote the paper >In the information age, the only remaining nonredundant use of most forms of advertising is persuasion. To the extent that enforcers wish to return to the mid-twentieth-century view that persuasive advertising is fundamentally manipulative, they may now do so without concern that prohibiting advertising might deprive consumers of the information they need to make purchase decisions

goatinaboat 7y ago
Absolutely none, unless they are car maniac. That simply isn’t true. Other than those extremely cash-constrained choice of car is a very personal thing, as much as style of clothing. the only remaining nonredundant use of most forms of advertising is persuasion Ads are obsolete where brands are obsolete in a world where everything is made in the same factory in China and merely gets a different sticker on the case. Basically any electronics now for example.
- mcswell 7y ago
  About car buying: I think you missed his point. (Or else I'm missing your point.) He's not saying that his choice of car as not personal, he's saying (as would I) that the kind of car your "friends or colleagues" buy has nothing to do with the kind of car he (or I) buys. Speaking for myself, I bought cars based on what I valued, which was often different from what friends and colleagues valued--which is exactly the meaning of "personal."
  - goatinaboat 7y ago
    the kind of car your "friends or colleagues" buy has nothing to do with the kind of car he (or I) buys. I get what you’re saying but lots of people do do that. Certain demographics flock to BMWs for example. Within a pretty narrow range you could guess a BMW driver’s occupation, and you would almost certainly be correct about their personality. Another demographic loves their Subarus. Or Porsche, classic choice of the male midlife crisis. But pretty much everyone who can afford to, buys a car that they feel reflects their lifestyle or the lifestyle they aspire to.

goatinaboat 7y ago

Absolutely none, unless they are car maniac. That simply isn’t true. Other than those extremely cash-constrained choice of car is a very personal thing, as much as style of clothing. the only remaining nonredundant use of most forms of advertising is persuasion Ads are obsolete where brands are obsolete in a world where everything is made in the same factory in China and merely gets a different sticker on the case. Basically any electronics now for example.

mcswell 7y ago
About car buying: I think you missed his point. (Or else I'm missing your point.) He's not saying that his choice of car as not personal, he's saying (as would I) that the kind of car your "friends or colleagues" buy has nothing to do with the kind of car he (or I) buys. Speaking for myself, I bought cars based on what I valued, which was often different from what friends and colleagues valued--which is exactly the meaning of "personal."
- goatinaboat 7y ago
  the kind of car your "friends or colleagues" buy has nothing to do with the kind of car he (or I) buys. I get what you’re saying but lots of people do do that. Certain demographics flock to BMWs for example. Within a pretty narrow range you could guess a BMW driver’s occupation, and you would almost certainly be correct about their personality. Another demographic loves their Subarus. Or Porsche, classic choice of the male midlife crisis. But pretty much everyone who can afford to, buys a car that they feel reflects their lifestyle or the lifestyle they aspire to.