Re:Why Your McD's Burger Doesn't Look Like the One in the Ad
by Hytosys on Thursday June 21, 2012 @02:00AM
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The real issue is that individuals lack self control and maintain ignorance, which leads to poor health related decisions. I see where you are coming from, but I insist that people should rely only on themselves in these cases. Placing the blame on businesses or government is particularly irresponsible. Note that I am not insinuating you make these poor health decisions, because clearly you are aware.
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Re:Why Your McD's Burger Doesn't Look Like the One in the Ad
by ktizo on Thursday June 21, 2012 @08:17AM
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Businesses have thrown billions at turning the psychological research on persuasion into money and in the process have turned propaganda from an art into a science. They have a significant edge over the individual on this and have done it quite deliberately and in full knowledge of the aims, process and outcomes of these actions. I think they can afford to take some of the blame for the consequences.
Re:Why Your McD's Burger Doesn't Look Like the One in the Ad
by gensym on Saturday June 23, 2012 @01:14AM
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Indeed. It seems reasonable to hold partially accountable for customers' choices any business that employs psychologists for the purpose of creating new or cementing existing customers.