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this is the weirdest take on ads i’ve ever heard. sounds like “i have too much money and enjoy when people show me new ways of spending it”
by foolfoolz 6y ago
this is the weirdest take on ads i’ve ever heard. sounds like “i have too much money and enjoy when people show me new ways of spending it”
- FDSGSG 6y ago>i have too much money and enjoy when people show me new ways of spending it Is there something wrong with that?
- jedberg 6y agoThe purpose of ads is to inform people of things they wouldn't otherwise know about. In that regard, I appreciate good ads that tell me about things I would want to know about and didn't already.
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoThe purpose of ads is to get you to buy things you wouldn’t have otherwise. The vendors aren’t interested in you being informed, that would mean considering competitive products.
- throwaway2245 6y ago> The purpose of ads is to inform people of things they wouldn't otherwise know about. You keep saying that, but that is plainly a positive spin on the purpose and not completely truthful. If that were the purpose, why are there adverts for e.g. milk?
- cma 6y ago> The purpose of ads is to inform people of things they wouldn't otherwise know about. I don't see how this squares with things like blatant scare mongering smearing in political ads, and things like cowboys riding a truck up Mt. Everest to crack open a beer. Ads can be there just to associate emotional moods and undertones with a product or person, etc., and aren't only about surfacing unknown products.