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Re:Is everything an MLM by coliveira on Sunday April 21, 2019 @11:22AM (#19712457)
>> It’s not on someone else to tell me what I should and should not want.

Let me give you the news: companies have like..., forever, being in the business of telling others what they should want or not. This is called advertising. This is essentially what every company in the so called new economy, large or small, does to make money. In a modern capitalist economy, nobody cares about the needs of others. The goal is to advertise what you want others to do and, if the advertisement and product presentation is good enough, make loads of money. In the end, the need usually is born from the collective pressure of using the same products.

Re:Is everything an MLM by TallGuyShort on Sunday April 21, 2019 @11:48AM (#19712609)
>> It’s not on someone else to tell me what I should and should not want. >> This is called advertising.

And because that's annoying we have ad-blockers and TiVo and premium streaming and no-soliciting signs. There are better ways to market that don't involve disingenuously telling someone what they want.

Re:Is everything an MLM by jblow on Sunday April 21, 2019 @11:31AM (#19712516)
Try running a company this way and we’ll see how long it lasts.
Re:Is everything an MLM by cortic on Sunday April 21, 2019 @11:55AM (#19712647)
Doing okay so far -Bill Gates
Re:Is everything an MLM by coliveira on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:51PM (#19713030)
Google is not doing bad...