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Neighbors looking out for each other. (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

and I’m going to intentionally avoid the named brand on the likelihood that they tried to guerilla market and have people spread their ad for them which is what I see.

I think that's a bad idea just because if this is not guerilla marketing, it might actually be the best choice. The thing to do is research the brand.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I disagree, but I'm willing to accept it as my hangup. It's potentially problematic, but I feel a strong hatred towards being manipulated into buying something. I feel that way about this product, and am actively choosing to never consider giving them money because of that.

If it weren't a catalytic converter protector, maybe I'd give them more consideration, but seeing as how this is literally a strip of conductive material that sets off an alarm if it's cut as compared to beefier metal options that will physically delay and deter thieves, and I don't live in an area with really much of any rate of catalytic converter theft, and I don't like what I've perceived to be a scummy marketing tactic, I'm out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I have no idea what the product is like in this case, so that's fair. And I would, of course, not presume to tell you how to spend your money. I guess I'm thinking about similar "friendly suggestions" I have gotten to use Linux over the years which, if I didn't know Linux wasn't (inherently) commercial, might have thought meant that Linux was an inferior product that was being guerilla marketed. And I would only know that by looking it up.

Not the best analogy, but I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah, my approach is definitely not "one size fits all", but in this case I feel fine about it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Fuck me, you managed to shoehorn your use of linux into a conversation about cars. Bravo.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

It was the first example I could think of off the top of my head. I honestly don't give a shit if someone doesn't use Linux.