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Re:Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful (2016) by savrajsingh on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @09:24PM (#18760088)
Good marketing often makes us act irrationally — we buy lots of stuff we don’t need — surely it’s not because we’re insecure?
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Re:Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful (2016) by markn951 on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @10:23PM (#18760271)
What are you talking about? 95% of advertising/marketing trades on people's insecurity.
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Re:Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful (2016) by kochikame on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @10:51PM (#18760383)
It's exactly because we're insecure
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Re:Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful (2016) by cm2012 on Tuesday December 25, 2018 @11:38PM (#18760555)
What do you mean by "need" in this context? Is it immoral to sell anything that's not basic sustenance?
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