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Comment author: drethelin 23 March 2011 07:10:21PM 1 point [-]

I really love the idea of a commercial going "And now I'm showing you a picture of a man in glasses with a labcoat to prey on your learned respect for authority! Quick! flash to happy family to associate the product with happy families. nowthedisclaimerisreallyfastandintinytextbecauseiknowthiswillleavelessofanimpressiononyou"

Comment author: [deleted] 23 March 2011 07:14:17PM 0 points [-]

Ha! Exactly! And our learned cynicism about advertising's adaptively taking advantage of the same learned cynicism won't be QUITE as activated if no product is being sold.

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