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advertising by its nature is intended to manipulate. language is not.

• alganet 2y ago
  Illusionism is also intended to manipulate, but it is very explicit about it. "This is a trick", and we humans enjoy the trick very much. Not inherently evil. The same techniques can be evil, and we humans do not enjoy when that's the case. I want some of the stuff from advertisement. I want healthy competition between producers, I want information, and I don't mind innocent tricks.
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  • drawkward 2y ago
    Yours is a very weak analogy: Illusionism typically involves a tacit agreement between the the parties involved where one knows they are being manipulated and has asked to be. Advertising typically does not involve that consent. Most people would rather not be exposed to it.
    • alganet 2y ago
      It is weak, but it was strong enough for you to change from an absolute claim to a more moderate "typically" claim. That's good enough for me.
      • drawkward 2y ago
        They are different claims.
        • alganet 2y ago
          Still good enough for me.
  • __MatrixMan__ 2y ago
    What does healthy competition between producers have to do with advertising? If anything advertising is a way to withdraw from competition because building a great product is harder than telling stories to the market segment that your competition is ignoring. I'm not against information, I just want to have gone looking for it rather than it having gone looking for me.