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>yes it works on you no matter how much you think otherwise,

There's no need to add such preposterously inflammatory self-righteousness to your comment, it worked fine without this, but I think you just want people to call you out on it because you believe it but know many people (quite rightly) do not.

And then when you (as you say, inevitably) get called out you can act like you're right because you predicted someone might point out that you're wrong. But that's not really how this works.



What do you mean by "that's not really how this works"...?

Whether advertising works or not has already been well proven through scientific methods and trillions in market cap so it's not about whether you believe in it, which is precisely why I added that comment.

Since you seem to think it doesn't work though, I'll ask you for what your evidence is?


I mean you don't get to act like you're right by predicting someone will point out you're wrong.

Advertising does work obviously, hence the market, but it doesn't influence everyone - that's what I take issue with.


Why do you take issue with that? Who is not influenced at all? And based on what exactly?


Me, based on the fact that I am me. Your statement presumes more about people than you can possibly know.




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