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Re:Virtual reality ads make their way to Facebook's Oculus h... by croes on Thursday June 17, 2021 @09:01AM (#27539118)
Do you like being tricked to buy things you don't need?

Ever heard of Edward Bernays?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays

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Re:Virtual reality ads make their way to Facebook's Oculus h... by paulcole on Thursday June 17, 2021 @10:56AM (#27540249)
Yeah, I don’t mind it. Realistically I need almost nothing but yet I buy a lot of things. Probably got “tricked” a few times but don’t particularly care.
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