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What If We Made Advertising Illegal? (simone.org)
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[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Here is why: advertising actually works. Companies gain at least as much from it as they spend on it, or they wouldn't do it

I mean, yes and no. This is why ad rates for online ads have cratered in the last few years is because everyone realized they don’t work.

[–] woodenghost@hexbear.net 3 points 5 days ago

Yes, that illustrates my point: what doesn't work gets funding cut until expenses match gains. It works on average. They collect our data to see what works.