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Meanwhile in reality it also entails people being manipulated into wanting something and people making and selling what no one needs.
by hh3k0 6y ago
Meanwhile in reality it also entails people being manipulated into wanting something and people making and selling what no one needs.
- WalterBright 6y agoWhat things are you manipulated into wanting that you don't want, and what do you buy that you don't need? Why are you doing those things?
- hh3k0 6y agoMuch like nearly half of adult Canadians, you seem to struggle with literacy. And are you really going to pretend that manipulative marketing isn't a thing? Wow.
- WalterBright 6y agoRather than insult me, perhaps answering my question would more effectively make your point?
- hh3k0 6y agoOh, I didn't insult you. And you'll see that your questions were quite off the mark if you actually read my original comment. But I'll gladly make my point once more: manipulative marketing is a thing.
- WalterBright 6y agoYour point has no value without an example.
- hh3k0 6y agoThe anti-aging industry in its entirety, for starters. The vast majority of alternative medicine. The fashion industry is manipulative, the list goes on. Advertising is almost always manipulative -- tailored ads all the more. The ways in which consumers are manipulated are as innovative as they are plentiful: https://news.wsu.edu/2012/11/26/wsu-researchers-tie-simple-scent-to-increased-retail-sales/ https://news.wsu.edu/2012/11/26/wsu-researchers-tie-simple-s.... And you're either plain ignorant or blinded by ideology if you really needed all those examples.