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minus-squareSauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoAdvertising is absolutely morally reprehensible. It is propaganda that exists only to manipulate people into buying shit they didn’t want or need. And it turns out that mindless consumerism is destroying society and our planet.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoI never said it wasn’t morally reprehensible. Only that it’s less morally reprehensible than something like making weapons.
minus-squareinfinite_ass@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoYou can’t make better people and better cattle at the same time. Imagine you were a billionaire. Which do you want?
Advertising is absolutely morally reprehensible. It is propaganda that exists only to manipulate people into buying shit they didn’t want or need. And it turns out that mindless consumerism is destroying society and our planet.
I never said it wasn’t morally reprehensible. Only that it’s less morally reprehensible than something like making weapons.
You can’t make better people and better cattle at the same time.
Imagine you were a billionaire. Which do you want?