Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat is an absurdity that has been normalized by society?message-squaremessage-square406fedilinkarrow-up1320arrow-down110
arrow-up1310arrow-down1message-squareWhat is an absurdity that has been normalized by society?Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square406fedilink
minus-squareHonytawklinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 year agoSeriously. Marketing is nothing more than convincing people to buy stuff they do not need. It is the reason we live in a consumer culture that is fucking up the planet with useless trash.
minus-squarenudny ekscentryk@szmer.infolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agomy rule of thumb for buying any product or service is that if it needs paid advertising then it probably isn’t worth it. otherwise I would have heard it independently from somewhere or someone
Seriously.
Marketing is nothing more than convincing people to buy stuff they do not need.
It is the reason we live in a consumer culture that is fucking up the planet with useless trash.
my rule of thumb for buying any product or service is that if it needs paid advertising then it probably isn’t worth it. otherwise I would have heard it independently from somewhere or someone