rainrain@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agoAdvertising is the world's oldest technology. 30,000 years of development. Super powerful. What would it look like if literally everybody bought the latest scam?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down123
arrow-up1-14arrow-down1message-squareAdvertising is the world's oldest technology. 30,000 years of development. Super powerful. What would it look like if literally everybody bought the latest scam?rainrain@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoBy your logic, a political or religious speech would be advertising.
minus-squarerainrain@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoOne intended to persuade, yes. We sometimes call that variety of advertising, “propaganda”.
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoIt really feels like you’re trying to make any sort of persuasion = advertising, which is just stupid. Also, calling “a body of techniques” a technology would imply that martial arts and dances are technologies.
minus-squarerainrain@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·51 minutes agoShameless pedantry aside, what about my actual point?
By your logic, a political or religious speech would be advertising.
One intended to persuade, yes.
We sometimes call that variety of advertising, “propaganda”.
It really feels like you’re trying to make any sort of persuasion = advertising, which is just stupid.
Also, calling “a body of techniques” a technology would imply that martial arts and dances are technologies.
Shameless pedantry aside, what about my actual point?