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[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I know right? The other day I was drinking a coke and wondering about side effects of weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, and it occurred to me that advertising could be a lot more creative and subtle.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But there is something to be said about superliminal messaging as well.

Instead of trying to subtly influence people to watch your movie, why not tell them directly to watch your movie instead?

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

Forget telling you, they should just start playing the movie and bill you

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Rick Astley has been doing this for years!

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

Inside, we both know what's been going on We know the game and we're gonna play it.

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

Sneaky upvote!