but the purpose of advertising isn't to simply inform you of the existence of products you might already need but not be aware of. the purpose of advertising i

but the purpose of advertising isn't to simply inform you of the existence of products you might already need but not be aware of. the purpose of advertising is convince you that you need to buy something whether or not it will actually cause you pleasure or make your life easier or happier in any way. advertising is not marketing, but since marketing is responsible for creating these arguably false narratives, its not much of a stretch to say that: hacking is truth - making a thing in the world that works in a new way marketting is deception - making you believe something you wouldn't otherwise for the purpose of enriching someone else