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Now you are simply describing advertising. I do not find it unethical, maybe unpleasant at most. It is the engine of commerce and driving progress. It is a sign
by nickpp 5y ago
Now you are simply describing advertising. I do not find it unethical, maybe unpleasant at most. It is the engine of commerce and driving progress. It is a sign of abundance of choice. And let's not forget a company still has to create a compelling product - no ads can override my free will.
- fsflover 5y ago-> no ads can override my free will. Everyone thinks that they are resistant to advertising, yet it somehow works. It's called "wishful thinking", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_advertising#Influence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_advertising#Influ.... > And let's not forget a company still has to create a compelling product Not necessarily: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_advertising#Media_and_Corporate_censorship https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_advertising#Media...
- nickpp 5y agoIt works because people want to buy things, as I said at the beginning of this exchange. Advertising works with them, not against them.
- fsflover 5y agoThis is not what my links say. Do you have your own references?
- nickpp 5y agoI have a bit of knowledge about human nature and some applied logic. I do not need others to tell me how to think and I find Wikipedia a heavily biased and ideologized source.
- fsflover 5y agoWikipedia is not a source. It's a list of sources. You can always add your own (reliable) sources to the list. Basing your decisions on "a bit of knowledge about human nature" is unscientific.