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Re:Researchers find inverse correlation between advertising ... by wrkronmiller on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @03:36PM (#22058199)
This way of thinking is founded upon the notion that blissful ignorance is something societies should strive towards.

Without unfulfilled desires, there is no room for self-actualization. See: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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Re:Researchers find inverse correlation between advertising ... by bsanr2 on Thursday January 16, 2020 @02:20AM (#22062319)
This is less about what one should want for oneself than what one owes others whose lives they are disrupting with their presence. If you take someone's innocence, you have a moral obligation to their mental well-being.
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