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Re:Studies suggest that relying on will power is hopeless to... by antwerp1 on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @06:29PM (#38933855)
Thank you. Is it a technical term used in marketing?

Plenty of people also criticize behavioral economics for being manipulative, especially if they don’t agree with the behavior to be “corrected”

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Re:Studies suggest that relying on will power is hopeless to... by lazide on Tuesday January 09, 2024 @09:23PM (#38935364)
Which one?

Hard to disagree with them at some level, but putting toothpaste next to the sweets (or advertising how great your toothpaste in general is) feels pretty different from random online ads calling people’s dicks small to sell enlargement pills or making fun of someone’s makeup to sell a glow up (yes, very much a thing).

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