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> Ads are no more psychological manipulation at scale than words in general. "no more" in your sentence implies the impact is roughly the same (not that I agre
by regentbowerbird 3y ago
> Ads are no more psychological manipulation at scale than words in general.
"no more" in your sentence implies the impact is roughly the same (not that I agree with your premise that all communication is manipulation, unless your definition of "manipulation" is so vast as to be useless).
- endisneigh 3y agoNo more does not imply equality, just that it's not greater than, which is simply the truth. Advertisements are not inherently more manipulative than words in general. If the subject was propaganda, instead of advertising, then sure.
- tristor 3y ago> If the subject was propaganda, instead of advertising, then sure. What do you think advertising is? It's propaganda for a product.
- endisneigh 3y agoNo, it is not. Advertising could be propaganda, but it is not inherently so.