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If they aren't manipulative, if I actually want what they are selling, why are they inserting themselves into my attention instead of waiting for me to look for
by AnIdiotOnTheNet 3y ago
If they aren't manipulative, if I actually want what they are selling, why are they inserting themselves into my attention instead of waiting for me to look for them in a catalog?
The entire industry is a blight on the human condition. We only permit it because we're a society that glorifies exploitation and predation in the name of almighty mammon.
If everyone in advertising and marketing died in their sleep tonight the world would be a markedly better place tomorrow.
- autoexec 3y agoCatalogs are also forms of advertising, but your larger point on push vs pull is correct. Something being shoved in your face is invasive and abusive while having something accessible should you decide to request or seek it out is the ideal. I've gone to some lengths to remove as many ads from my life as I can and discoverability is a real problem. There are times when I only hear about something I'm very interested in long after others have and there's likely things I'd buy, but I don't even know it exists as an option. Even with that problem, it's still worth it to me to shut out as much of that manipulation and noise as I can.