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Seems like you can't read. > Granted this might be different from ads that do just make you aware of a product. But this reasoning is looking more and more lik
by mxkopy 4y ago
Seems like you can't read.
> Granted this might be different from ads that do just make you aware of a product. But this reasoning is looking more and more like justification rather than purpose.
I have no problem with promoting a product, as long as it takes into account basic human empathy. But I guess if your bank account is directly correlated with product sales, you kind of forget about that.
- cortesoft 4y agoTelling me I can’t read is not a very charitable response. I can read fine, I was assuming you were trying to respond to my original comment, where the very first thing I write is “I agree a lot of advertising is awful”. My original comment was arguing that even if a lot of advertising today is bad, that doesn’t mean we should get rid of all advertising. I don’t understand what your response has to do with that. Were you just agreeing with me?
- mxkopy 4y agoI don't really have a stance on 'abolish all advertising'. I'm just pointing out that in practice, "promoting a product" is rarely the only effect of an advertisement, and having discussions about ads in the context of benign promotion isn't acknowledging that reality.