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		EForEndeavour on May 9, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Training the Brain to Eat Less Sugar OP has a point, though: at its core, advertising is the practice of getting as close as legally possible to lying (either by omission or straight-up nonsense) without actually doing it.

maxxxxx on May 9, 2019 | [–]

It's hacking of the human psyche with "dark patterns".

SketchySeaBeast on May 9, 2019 | [–]

That is true. It's intentionally trying to obfuscate the information.

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