Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat is an absurdity that has been normalized by society?message-squaremessage-square426fedilinkarrow-up1320
arrow-up1320message-squareWhat is an absurdity that has been normalized by society?Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square426fedilink
minus-squareCollatz_problem [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·1 year agoAdvertising (and capitalism in general).
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 year agoSeriously. Marketing is nothing more than convincing people to buy stuff they do not need. It is the reason we live in a consumer culture that is fucking up the planet with useless trash.
minus-squarenudny ekscentryk@szmer.infolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agomy rule of thumb for buying any product or service is that if it needs paid advertising then it probably isn’t worth it. otherwise I would have heard it independently from somewhere or someone
minus-squareinterdimensionalmeme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 year agoAdvertising is pollution of our soul
minus-squareganymede@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year ago If ads are a form of payment, then unsolicited ads are theft brilliantly put, love it!!
minus-squaremikwee@lemmyverse.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoHey, I actually consider working in that industry sometimes
minus-square9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoIf anyone here is in marketing or advertising, kill yourself – bill hicks
Advertising (and capitalism in general).
Seriously.
Marketing is nothing more than convincing people to buy stuff they do not need.
It is the reason we live in a consumer culture that is fucking up the planet with useless trash.
my rule of thumb for buying any product or service is that if it needs paid advertising then it probably isn’t worth it. otherwise I would have heard it independently from somewhere or someone
Advertising is pollution of our soul
deleted by creator
deleted by creator
brilliantly put, love it!!
Hey, I actually consider working in that industry sometimes
If anyone here is in marketing or advertising, kill yourself
– bill hicks