For $29, This Company Swears It Will ‘Brainwash’ Someone on Facebook

Re:For $29, This Company Swears It Will ‘Brainwash’ Someone ... by everdev on Thursday January 24, 2019 @10:16AM (#18989342)

> You don’t have to click, because if you're exposed to the same content over and over it’s like brainwashing.

This theme is repeated throughout the article but is missing data on actual behavioral change.

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Re:For $29, This Company Swears It Will ‘Brainwash’ Someone ... by chillacy on Thursday January 24, 2019 @10:20AM (#18989390)

That’s a bit exaggerated but we do know from psychology about the availability heuristic, which is the underpinning of modern advertising.

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Re:For $29, This Company Swears It Will ‘Brainwash’ Someone ... by stingraycharles on Thursday January 24, 2019 @02:53PM (#18992281)

Isn’t this the whole idea of marketing and branding for the 50 or so years before the Internet was a thing ?

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Re:For $29, This Company Swears It Will ‘Brainwash’ Someone ... by afandian on Thursday January 24, 2019 @10:16AM (#18989347)

I believe it.

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Re:For $29, This Company Swears It Will ‘Brainwash’ Someone ... by SmellyGeekBoy on Thursday January 24, 2019 @10:53AM (#18989706)

Because you keep hearing it?

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Re:For $29, This Company Swears It Will ‘Brainwash’ Someone ... by Regolitch on Thursday January 24, 2019 @12:55PM (#18991047)

And if they repeat it frequently enough, you will begin to believe it!

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