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I also like to call ads "mind control" because they are that manipulative, but it's hard to say that without sounding like a nutjob. I don't think ads are inhe
by ziml77 4y ago
I also like to call ads "mind control" because they are that manipulative, but it's hard to say that without sounding like a nutjob.
I don't think ads are inherently evil, but most ads are designed to exploit human psychology instead of just making you aware that a product exists.
- krapp 4y ago> I also like to call ads "mind control" because they are that manipulative, but it's hard to say that without sounding like a nutjob. If they were that manipulative, they would always work. Every time you saw an ad you would immediately be compelled to buy whatever it was advertising like those mall zombies from Dawn of the Dead. Ads are manipulative but definitely not "mind control" manipulative. You would probably be more effective convincing people of the dangers of advertising without resorting to hyperbole of that degree.
- b3morales 4y agoThey don't have to fool all the people all the time, they just have to fool some of the people enough of the time to hit their sales quotas.
- krapp 4y agoOk, but that's still just influence, not mind control. By that rationale, literally every form of communication which has a chance of affecting someone's behavior is "mind control."