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I agree. I see false advertising as a serious crime. Obviously we should be utilizing critical thinking ourselves, but I think that we also need the threat of
by kevincox 6y ago
I agree. I see false advertising as a serious crime.
Obviously we should be utilizing critical thinking ourselves, but I think that we also need the threat of punishment. Because if we have that threat one critical thinker can report the problem and it will be solved for everyone. If there is no punishment then there is no incentive for companies to tell the truth.
- xbar 6y agoExactly. Zoom should pay. Not crippling amounts, but non-trivial ones.
- throwaway936482 6y agoEspecially if one is ideologically committed to light touch regulation / free market economics. This makes false advertising a particularly serious crime because it introduces a false information asymmetry between the customer and supplier that damages the effective functioning of the market.