• Zozano@aussie.zone
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    5 days ago

    designed to manipulate people into thinking of ikea as being associated with fun and gaming

    Okay, but if I have fun with my Matt Berry shelf in Skyrim, then Ikea simply are being associated with fun and gaming.

    They’re not manipulating me, manipulation implies deceit.

    I know it’s an ad. And you know what? I kinda dig it.

    • the mod is free.
    • the mod is optional.
    • the mod is crafted by artists.
    • there are no gimmicks.
    • nobody is being exploited.

    Meanwhile, we have kids eating trash to get a code to enter into roblox for digital currency.

    There ARE manipulative ads.

    This ain’t one of them.


    malicious

    lol


    comparison to slavery

    lmao even

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      5 days ago

      “Comparison” to slavery? You don’t understand analogy. Please, return to education until you do. Analogy is a very basic skill. You should not be without it.

      Yes, it is deceitful. All advertising is deceitful. It is inherent to advertising to be deceitful. You liking the form the deceit takes does not change the deceit, only how successfully you are being deceived.

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        An analogy only functions in so far as it can map one thing to another. Analogies always break down at some point regarding relevancy. Here, it breaks down immediately because you’re comparing an ad campaign for a book shelf to slavery. Seriously?

        Analogies need to match the energy, you can’t call your boss “literally Hitler” if they ask you to arrive on time.

        ^ this is a good example of an analogy, Hitler and slavery match energy, as do ad campaigns and arriving to work on time.

        If this is deceit, then please tell me which specific truth is being concealed or misrepresented.