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>>smnrg+(OP)
Is there any concrete evidence that anything bad has ever happened as a result of advertising? I don't like rap music, but I think it would obviously stupid of me to claim that it's harmful because I dislike the aesthetics.

What is the steel man for "advertising bad"? Articles like this always take for granted that advertising is harmful, whereas on the contrary I'm starting from a position where advertising is one of the greatest things that has ever happened, enriching us and making our lives far more vibrant and diverse. PS I have never worked on ads and rarely use them for my products, they are just obviously economically beneficial for everyone.

>>mgracz+rl
>Is there any concrete evidence that anything bad has ever happened as a result of advertising? … What is the steel man for "advertising bad"?

Electoral politics[0], alcohol, tobacco[1], drugs, gambling, unbridled consumerism … for example

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_fire

[1] https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/throwback-thursday-wh...

>>curiou+hq
The Reichstag fire has absolutely nothing to do with advertising, and imagining that it does completely ignores and trivializes the entire history of pre-Nazi Germany