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Advertising is linked to depression, body dysmorphic disorders like anorexia, and numerous other adverse mental conditions. The advertising industry has a who
by wearywanderer 5y ago
Advertising is linked to depression, body dysmorphic disorders like anorexia, and numerous other adverse mental conditions. The advertising industry has a whole lot of blood on their hands. This is an industry that doesn't think twice about exploiting people's feelings of vulnerability or isolation to help sell products. The more vulnerable the demographic, the more abusive the advertising industry gets. Just look at the shit they subject teenagers to; almost all the advertising to teenagers is focused on how buying [product] will make the teenager like the popular and attractive models being used to shill the product.
- mavhc 5y agoOn the plus side it gives free information to billions of people, now everyone can have free gps maps, email, websites
- CrazedGeek 5y agoIt’s not free if you’re paying with your health.
- mavhc 5y agoHow is your health affected?
- Nicksil 5y ago>On the plus side it gives free information to billions of people, now everyone can have free gps maps, email, websites We've had that all along; for free. Nothing in this list is thanks to advertising.
- mavhc 5y agoReally? I remember people buying Satnavs and maps, and paying for email and hosting
- JW_00000 5y agoDo you have a source (or more than one :) ) for that first statement? I believe it intuitively but would like to know if it's actually true.