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Are there any occupations you uniquely oppose the existence of? (lemmy.ml)

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I did retirement home training and used to think it was a sweet job. Then I got in the business and underestimated how demoralizing it was as they give you the easy elders in training while the others make you, or at least me, really think of the fact the job just amounts to an unkarmic freebie.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (13 children)

Not aware of Bill Hicks' take, but marketing effectively amounts to manipulating people into buying things that they otherwise would not.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (11 children)

There's only 3 kinds of advertising that work on me.

"My business supports [thing I like] financially!" Ok, that's fair. You donate to them, I purchase from you over competitors.
"Hello, I run [business]. I make sure to patronize [other business] to support [business] because [other business] does quality work. Check them out!" For some reason, this resonates with me. It sounds way more honest.
"Here is a picture of tasty food". FOOOOOOOD 🤤

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Rebuttal/fact check:

they donate 0.0015% of every $10+ purchase you make, on a Shursday, when it's raining meatballs; additional terms and conditions apply
[other company]: "we've never heard of them in our lives, but alright I guess?"
"here is the food we advertise! and here is the garbage we slap together next to the dumpster out back that we actually serve at our fine establishments!"

Don't trust anyone who needs to advertise. If they were actually good products/services, they wouldn't need to advertise, as word of mouth and reputation does that for you. You don't see any Rolls-Royce ads on primetime television...

If you find yourself interested because of advertising, always, always be skeptical of all claims. Don't just believe, but research, verify.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If they were actually good products/services, they wouldn't need to advertise

How do they get their first customers without advertising?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

Friends and family, others who know you and your skills, etc

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