The idea feels like sci-fi because you’re so used to it, imagining ads gone feels like asking to outlaw gravity. But humanity had been free of current forms of advertising for 99.9% of its existence. Word-of-mouth and community networks worked just fine. First-party websites and online communities would now improve on that.
The traditional argument pro-advertising—that it provides consumers with necessary information—hasn’t been valid for decades.
Imagine going to jail just because you tried to change someone’s opinion about something. 🤦♂️
The article is about paid advertising. Paying someone to spread your opinion is in my eyes very different than telling someone about your opinion and trying to persuade that person to agree with you.
OMG someone in the wild that thinks the advertising industry is about free speech!
Idk how you got that dumbass idea. I’m pointing out that ads aren’t the only thing that’s propaganda and the kinds of consequences “banning all propaganda” might have. You can ban ads without also banning “propaganda.” Words matter; especially when it comes to laws.
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“Are you sure about that?”
Send that fucker off to jail!
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Nuance that is not definitionally a part of what constitutes ‘propaganda’ whether you infantilize someone else for seeing things differently or not.
Go on, provide some examples and sources if you want to make such a grand claim.
Something being propaganda does not necessitate that it contains subliminal messaging, propaganda can be entirely overt and without unconscious conditioning techniques.
A convincing argument is propaganda, you just wrongly believe yourself to be above propaganda, the same way you seem to consider yourself above others generally…
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Nowhere did I misunderstand your post, you stated it back to me?
I’m saying that the difference you are describing doesn’t exist, thus the nuance you ascribe ‘mental children’ to lack to perceive is imaginary.
I understand words convey a meaning beyond definitionally, but definitionally there is no mention of such a requirement. Thus I asked you for any sources backing up such a claim.
I have not deviated from what I said previously. Nor misinterpreted you intentionally whatsoever. Rather, I disagree with you.
Also I am not an llm, and I intend to discuss with you calmly and fairly and not misinterpret what you are saying. If you are willing to engage
Dont even bother. Dude just trolls and makes angry comments to everyone
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