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Re:What I learnt roasting 200 landing pages by matheusmoreira on Thursday May 13, 2021 @06:02PM (#27148040)
You say this but ISPs deliver only a fraction of the bandwidth they advertise, SSD marketing doesn't mention the fact you're not supposed write to it too much... Drug marketing never mentions any side effects, food marketing blatantly takes advantage of the public's ignorance...

People should assume all marketing is incomplete or untrustworthy information at best.

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Re:What I learnt roasting 200 landing pages by Talanes on Thursday May 13, 2021 @07:56PM (#27149004)
Every piece of drug marketing I've ever seen has been accompanied by a comically long list of side-effects. What market are you seeing unregulated drug marketing in?
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Re:What I learnt roasting 200 landing pages by CRConrad on Friday May 14, 2021 @02:53AM (#27151516)
> Every piece of drug marketing I've ever seen has been accompanied by a comically long list of side-effects.

In as big a font / for as long and loudly as the supposed benefits? As prominently towards the top of the page / the beginning of the clip?

Let me guess: Hardly, right?

> What market are you seeing unregulated drug marketing in?

It's not a matter of regulated vs unregulated, it's a matter of how close to ignoring the regulations one can skate. And of lobbying the regulators enough to get very-skatable regulations... In what market are you seeing marketing regulations (for drugs or any other product / service) that cover length and prominence as per my first paragraph above?

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Re:What I learnt roasting 200 landing pages by matheusmoreira on Friday May 14, 2021 @12:47AM (#27150783)
Even TV ads? In my country they're forced to say "consult a doctor if symptoms persist" and they already compress that as much as humanly possible. No mention of side effects at all.
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