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Re:China Bans Bitcoin Executives from Leaving Country, Miner... by teknologist on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @06:18AM (#15292169)
The corporate brainwashing angle seems a bit far-fetched. I'd rather compare it with the endorsement of savings accounts with a 1% rate of interest and useless things like that.
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Re:China Bans Bitcoin Executives from Leaving Country, Miner... by westmeal on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @08:52AM (#15293150)
Why does corporate brainwashing seem far-fetched to you? It happens all the time. Advertisements are all about brainwashing common people to buy things they don't really need.
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Re:China Bans Bitcoin Executives from Leaving Country, Miner... by teknologist on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @09:46AM (#15293634)
How does advertising keep you "enslaved" exactly? I assume we're talking about the normal TV and internet ads kind
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Re:China Bans Bitcoin Executives from Leaving Country, Miner... by hellbanner on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @10:09AM (#15293854)
I think what your GP is arguing is that corporate advertisements are symptoms of a diseased economy, where much of critical infrastructure, luxury & healthcare is controlled by the few.
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