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Originally Posted by ManchestrMorgue
Yeah that's it. Companies wouldn't spend the vast amounts of money that they spend on advertising if it wasn't paying off.
And the majority of people, I am convinced, are incapable of critical thought. Look at all the people that lose vast amounts of money to Nigerian scammers via spam mail. And these are people with reasonable sums of money to be scammed out of.
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Very very true. And how in the HELL does anyone fall for these any more? This assumes they A. Have a computer, B. Can read email, C. are incredibly stupid, and D. Never watch the news or even Dr. Phil (Which is surprising because this kind of moron is exactly his demographic)
Modern advertising has shown that P T Barnum was more than just a showman: he was a philosopher of exceptional wisdom.