| ▲ | jazzyjackson 5 days ago | |||||||||||||||||||
I wish I could fund an as campaign to free people from the perception that ads are to sell you products Ads are there to change your behavior to make you more likely to buy products, e.g., put downward pressure on your self esteem to make you feel "less than" unless you live a lifestyle that happens to involve buying X product They are not made in your best interest, they are adverserial psycho-tech that have a side effect of building a economic and political profile on you for whoever needs to know what messaging might resonate with you | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | FollowingTheDao 5 days ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||
This, yes, thank you. Advertising is behavioral modification. They even talk about it out in the open, and if you are unconvinced, hear it from the horse's mouth: https://brandingstrategyinsider.com/achieving-marketing-obje... "Your ultimate marketing goal is behavior change — for the simple reason that nothing matters unless it results in a shift in consumer actions" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | reaperducer 5 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||
Ads are there to change your behavior to make you more likely to buy products You have described one type of ad. There are many many types of ads. If you were actually knowledgeable about this, you'd know that basic fact. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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