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I understand you made your point in good faith and I appreciate that you made me think about the difference between GP "lie" and "creating awareness". Neverthe
by Cilvic 4y ago
I understand you made your point in good faith and I appreciate that you made me think about the difference between GP "lie" and "creating awareness".
Nevertheless, I believe that giving the awareness part a free pass, can be a slippery slope. I didn't want to think about plumbing or the Proposition 4 or plastic surgery. So unless I search for either of those two I feel it's an intrusion to force those thoughts on me.
- nybble41 4y agoThe "lie" is the unstated implication that doing these things the ads recommend will serve your own interests, and not just the interests of the advertisers. "Creating awareness" would be handing out unsolicited facts with a neutral point of view. Most ads are more in the nature of unsolicited and manipulative advice from someone who does not have your best interest in mind.
- causi 4y agoExactly. Most advertising is at least as malicious as someone walking up to you and saying "give me five dollars."