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That's a nice perfect scenario. Marketing (in its current form) does not attempt to overcome a lack of information. It exploits the lack of information. See:
by nsomaru 13y ago
That's a nice perfect scenario.
Marketing (in its current form) does not attempt to overcome a lack of information. It exploits the lack of information.
See: The consumer driven debt-march of the American people.
"When I walk past a shop, I am amazed at all the things that man can do without"
- thatthatis 13y agoExploiting the lack of information _is_ overcoming the lack of information. It might not be the most efficient net outcome, as a better solution might otherwise exist, but if there is an exploitable lack of information that is exploited then by definition the information in the system has increased.
- marshray 13y agoOnly if we believe that "exploiting a lack of information" necessarily involves increasing true (and useful) information in the system. I certainly don't believe that's true, much less "by definition".
- thatthatis 13y agoIf you mean lying then I have to agree. Perhaps I need to qualify the above statement.