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> it's probably going to be leaflets & magazin ads with sound first

Advertising is truly the worst thing humans have done in history, IMO. All advertising has done is made everyone think they aren't good enough and to buy too much crap and kill our planet and even cause wars and uprisings.

Also: Don't try to confuse things you advertiser-pricks: "advertising" is whenever you cram your crap in front of my face or into my ears in places I don't want to or need to see it, like TV ads, print ads, or a speaker in the newspaper someday.

No, industry events aren't "advertising", that's "networking" and people choose to go there. No, it's not "advertising" if Amazon tries to suggest useful things I might need/want, that's a "recommendation" and people choose to see them (somewhat). No, classified ads are not "advertising", regardless of the name, that's a "market" and people choose to look there.



As much as I hate ads, as a former small business owner, I can tell you it's not easy growing a biz on word-of-mouth alone.


How much of it not being easy is due to other people's ads though?




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