Exactly. Blocking out ads wherever possible is the only way to not be influenced by advertising. At least it helps to know that one isn't immune to it. That helps to counteract the effects somewhat, but don't count on it if you aren't actively keeping your defenses up.

I bet there are hermit influencers who post videos where they hold the latest chamberpot up to the camera and extol its virtues. Then they post a shelfie that shows their latest book haul about transcendental meditation and bushcrafting.

Yes, that is the generalization that the article pushed. It's not true, because developers are not homogeneous. The point of my statement is "if you are a developer, ignore this because it is not true. You don't have some sort of power that makes you immune to marketing. You're just as susceptible as the rest of us, just in a different way. Ya know, like everyone else is"

No, they aren't. Any one who thinks they are is more susceptible.

Humans are social creatures, propaganda is a social contagion.

The only people who could be would be those with no ties to anyone. Kind of a nonstarter for the whole "cooperative survival strategy" that humans got going on.

Maybe - but the marketing that won't affect you isn't what you need to worry about. It's the parts that do still work on you need to be careful of - and if you assume nothing will ever work on you, you won't even notice when something does take. Whether that's buying a trinket that doesn't actually make you happy, or joining a group that turns out to be a cult.

Always better to assume you can be manipulated, and check in with yourself periodically.

A long time I haven't heard that name. It was over hyped at the time IIRC.

If you're not a studio (Hero engine wasn't free or cheap), go with Godot.

Pretty much, yeah.

The article points out how a bunch of specific techniques don't work on programmers. That's because they're aimed at project managers, not programmers. And yeah, they work. Hardly any programmers willingly chose Jira for their ticketing system, but project managers love that shit, and it's everywhere.

All it really means is that it takes a different set of marketing techniques to reach programmers. They generally don't bother, because programmers don't typically control the budget directly.

I believe that thinking you're immune to something makes you even more vulnerable, because it creates a cognitive blind spot. If you think you can't make mistakes, you don't stop to wonder if you are making one.

I got a curved, split, tented ortholinear monstrosity with a built in trackball and I'm finally done. I get that it's stupid and a waste of money but my hands feel so good typing all day on it

You just described Geeks. Geek and Nerd group labels can sometimes apply to the same people, but they are not synonymous, and a person can be one without the other.

I disagree, I don't fall into the category you stated. My walls are lined with 80s memorabilia and 3d printed things I have created. I reject anything advertised to me and will only purchase tech that I have sought out that meets my needs.

I saw people recommending keychrons, went and bought one thinking I made a smart choice. didn't even google what kind of issues they have... I'll remember next time I'm about to throw money at some random crap that a few people recommend.

I don’t have a single funko pop or Star Wars toy or whatever. I have a Keychron keyboard that cost me $70, while it is more costly than the average membrane I like mechanical ones. I never buy new if I can (usually this is a time constraint, I.e I broke my phone and I need to replace it quick one because my job relies it). I Adblock everywhere I possibly can to not see the ads but I genuinely believe I’m immune to advertising.

Then they ain't nerds, sorry.

They're not nerds. They're posers.

do people actually buy those? I honestly thought they were some kind of money laundering thing. I've never once saw one sell.

They aren't fucking nerds then. Nerds don't buy Funko Pops.

I can name 3 or 4 people who own walls of Funko pops and I can tell you they wouldn't know an IDE from MS Word. None of them went to college either.

They're posers.

It's marketing making them think they want to own that stuff.

It's marketing.

How do you think you "found" it? A whole supply chain of people, from branding to packaging to advertising, made it so that you can "find" things on websites that are themselves outright advertisements or at least funded by them.

Marketing. It is very effective.

Someone makes a good product and then sells it in a store. Even if they do nothing else and buy no ads, a marketing wank somewhere would apparently want to take credit for the maker's work.

Yeah, I've caught myself almost falling for marketing BS a few times, before I dug a little deeper to find the actual information I need. I try to make informed decisions, and when companies present ads as information, it can be easy to be misled.