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I am also glad you have something you like. But unless it's the only way you could have found it, it doesn't tell you much about the necessity of advertising.
by wpietri 4y ago
I am also glad you have something you like. But unless it's the only way you could have found it, it doesn't tell you much about the necessity of advertising.
As to magazines, I was not referring to the ads (something not all magazines have) but to the content.
In a world with ads, do some people learn about things through those ads? Yes, I never said otherwise. But my point is that in a world without ads, everybody would still learn about new products. Indeed, they might learn about them much faster without incumbents trying to manipulate the markets.
- jedberg 4y ago> I was not referring to the ads (something not all magazines have) but to the content. I too was referring to the content. Most magazine content is influenced by marketing teams. > But my point is that in a world without ads, everybody would still learn about new products. And my counterpoint is, I'm not so sure. When you launch a new product, how is anyone supposed to find out about it without marketing? Marketing isn't just ads -- it's also product placement, reaching out to buyers for stores, reaching out to vendors, magazine writers, and lots of other non-ad activities.
- wpietri 4y agoI'm mainly talking about ads here, which is what you were celebrating. I agree there are other kinds of marketing. Many of which are much less manipulative. And I already listed some ways that one could find new products without ads. You have listed some too. It looks like you're well on your way to imagining how a world could work without ads.