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What do you think is the worst human invention? (lemmy.world)
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Me: Cars

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[–] 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The only correct answer in this thread.

It's the biggest industry in the world by a very large margin and the most destructive one on a global scale.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Even advertising isn't necessarily bad, having people telling you about things you might like used to be a good thing.

    I personally think it's people like Edward Bernays who had the idea of, I guess, 'Malicious Advertising'. They really solidified the idea of applying propaganda techniques to advertising strategies and that just kind of become expected and the norm.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    More people need to know about Bernays. Literally wrote the book, Propaganda in 1928. Went on to found the industry of Public Relations. He is the reason advertisers target your subconscious, make you feel bad, an use their products as a salve for the pain they inflict.

    Adam Curtis covers the effects well in The Century of the Self. Watch out, it clocks in at just under 4 hours.

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