Yeah, the laws against subliminal advertising were written in a rather knee jerk reaction to the creepiness of the entire concept instead of as a result of care

Yeah, the laws against subliminal advertising were written in a rather knee jerk reaction to the creepiness of the entire concept instead of as a result of careful study and analysis. How effective is it? We don't know, but there is nothing of potential value to lose so nobody really cared. Just ban it and move on.