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Re:The “Marketing Is Evil” Problem by WalterBright on Monday May 17, 2021 @06:11AM (#27181825)
I subscribe to Mopar Action magazine because it is full of ads promoting parts and accessories for my ancient Dodge.

How else am I supposed to find this stuff?

Many years ago, I'd buy Computer Shopper magazine because it had nothing but ads for computer parts and accessories.

Marketing is how buyers and sellers find each other. Buyers do marketing, too (hence "Wanted" ads). I get unsolicited offers in the mail to buy my house now and then. Employers looking to hire advertise.

I've talked with independent software developers now and then who had created a brilliant product, and lamented to me that nobody was buying it. I'd ask them what marketing they'd done, and they'd blanch and say marketing is evil and they didn't want to do it. Weeeelll, no marketing meant nobody knew about their brilliant product, and that's why nobody bought it. "Build it and they will come" is a stupid Hollywood myth.

Re:The “Marketing Is Evil” Problem by username90 on Monday May 17, 2021 @06:35AM (#27181991)
The point is that you should assume everything they write is as close to a lie as they can get away with, that is what people mean when they say marketing is evil.
Re:The “Marketing Is Evil” Problem by WalterBright on Monday May 17, 2021 @04:42PM (#27188196)
It's kinda tough to go through life assuming everyone is lying to you.
Re:The “Marketing Is Evil” Problem by username90 on Monday May 17, 2021 @06:27PM (#27189179)
Not everyone, just marketing professionals.