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Re:I changed my mind about advertising by yifanl on Thursday February 10, 2022 @03:11PM (#30291789)
Sure, but the demand for these things didn't exist _until_ you saw the ad, and the value add becomes that much more abstract: i.e. what if there's a movie you would've liked more instead?
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Re:I changed my mind about advertising by WalterBright on Thursday February 10, 2022 @03:18PM (#30291863)
Um, a product that saves me time and money doesn't help me if I don't know about it.

> what if there's a movie you would've liked more instead?

Since they didn't advertise it, I lose, and the movie company lost.

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