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I'm not sure why traditional advertising should get a pass here. Traditional advertising finds whatever fears and insecurities you have and exploits them to sel
by notJim 5y ago
I'm not sure why traditional advertising should get a pass here. Traditional advertising finds whatever fears and insecurities you have and exploits them to sell you stuff. If you're worried you're not manly enough, better buy an $80k truck with at least a V-6. If you're worried you're not a good enough parent, better give your kids some sugary crap. Exploiting people's psychology like this is also an overreach.
- m3at 5y agoGP said he worked in traditional advertising then quit after a few years out of disgust, I don't think he's giving traditional advertisers a pass.
- notJim 5y agoTo be clear, my comment wasn't meant as a criticism of the person I was replying to, just expanding the discussion of negatives from advertising. I think these ethical decisions are fairly hard to make, and it's hard to blame anyone, unless the career is obviously purely harmful. It's admirable when people even consider these things, considering how many people just take the money and don't think twice about it.
- lolinder 5y agoI don't know if the comment has been edited (I doubt it), but I don't see where GP said they quit out of disgust. In fact, this line really does seem to be giving traditional advertisers a pass: > I used to work in more trad advertising, so my question wasn't so much an objection to working in advertising itself... (Not commenting on whether they should be given a pass, just noting that GP really did seem to be doing so.)