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[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 years ago

I really want to emphasize that advertising is a potent form of exploiting human psychology.

When some smug Redditor says "IF YOU DONT LIKE IT DONT BUY IT, SIMPLE" they're expressing an internalized defeated acceptance of that exploitation.