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I don't think that's particularly fair, actually. When you're bombarded with images of attractive people doing a thing, your brain will naturally associate the

I don't think that's particularly fair, actually. When you're bombarded with images of attractive people doing a thing, your brain will naturally associate the two. And that's just the obvious ad tilting that anyone can see and everyone agrees with. You and I got educations (probably) and have spent time intentionally building up defenses to this sort of thing (also probably), but it's definitely on the companies for making what amounts to misleading propaganda. To some extent, at least.

searchableguy 6y ago
Even intelligent and self aware people will fall for this given a bad environment. You can be aware of how harmful something is while doing it yet won't stop because it feels better on short term. That's what addiction is and soft drinks definitely fall into that.
- james_s_tayler 6y ago
  Not to mention the trap that those who are addicted to it will often place others in situations where it's more present and can form or reinforce habits in others.
  - imtringued 6y ago
    Children sit at the same dining table as their parents. It's pretty much guaranteed that they will have the same diet.