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[George Hatch]

NOTHING gets done without labor. We are all in this together. An immoral society allows individuals to amass billions of dollars in wealth while there are mentally ill people living on the streets of every major city. One day society will come around. The people will overthrow the capitalists much like the revolutions of the past.

I think you have a vastly different perspective on the IRL priorities of the populace here in the U.S. than has ever existed or ever will exist. Even the EruoVags are reconsidering some of their previous choices.

 

[JeffSH]

Lemme ask you a serious question: if you were to go to a football game and take a poll, how many of those attendees do you think would support your politics when framed within the context of the actual costs thereof?

My politics are very unpopular. I understand. I'm not going to change my beliefs just because other people are louder than me.

 

[George Hatch]

Do you watch the commercials when you record a show, or do you skip through them. I genuinely don't believe you. Who the hell likes advertisements? You don't have a popup blocker? You don't pay for youtube premium or similar ad-free service?

I don't have to like or dislike them. These companies have quantified their hit ratio with their advertising and are acting accordingly, in what they perceive to be their own best interests.

 

[JeffSH]

I don't have to like or dislike them. These companies have quantified their hit ratio with their advertising and are acting accordingly, in what they perceive to be their own best interests.

I'm asking your opinion on advertisements, probably the least controversial opinion one could have, and you refuse to answer it in defense of capitalism. So weird.

 

[Dublin ohio]

Will Cable TV be invaded by commercials? (July 26, 1981)

WILL CABLE TV BE INVADED BY COMMERCIALS? (Published 1981)

www.nytimes.com

Cable tv in 1981 does not remotely resemble todays "cable tv". How much cable did you watch in 1981 (I already know the answer to that). You do not have the required perspective (through no fault of your own) to provide any relevancy to today.

 

[George Hatch]

My politics are very unpopular. I understand. I'm not going to change my beliefs just because other people are louder than me.

Nobody cares if you do/don't change your politics (same for me and mine). What we're discussing here are the intellectual disconnects and your denial of how people actually act that you're using to support your view.

Going back to Sowell's explanation, I think it's fair to say that you are among those who believe that "....man is morally perfectible. Because of this, they believe that there exist some people who are further along the path of moral development, have overcome self-interest and are immune to the influence of power and therefore can act as surrogate decision-makers for the rest of society."

Obviously, I disagree with 100% of that. As do many other Americans whose political support you would also need in order to impose these additional limitations on our society. Inasmuch as your program CANNOT work without mass compliance/consent the lack of consensus is a deal killer for your aspirations.

Meanwhile, the rich will continue to be rich and they'll continue to find ways via the rule of law to get around whatever limitations you attempt to impose upon them. The only people you're be able to penalize are the people who don't have the means to take their money to Singapore or Dubai. You won't get the benefit; all you'll get will be the collateral damage.

 

[Dublin ohio]

I'm asking your opinion on advertisements, probably the least controversial opinion one could have, and you refuse to answer it in defense of capitalism. So weird.

I have no problem understanding George's "opinion" concerning advertisements. You just don't like the fact that his opinion is that it is a necessary part of doing business and not based on "feelz".

 

[George Hatch]

I'm asking your opinion on advertisements, probably the least controversial opinion one could have, and you refuse to answer it in defense of capitalism. So weird.

OMG, you seem to be going out your way to fixate on this tangent. So in order to move you on I'll just say that "I don't like advertisements". But that doesn't mean that I'm perpetually unaware that my local supermarket is offering coupons for 15% off on the value pack of chicken thighs or that McRibs are back at McDonalds or Chevy is offering 2% financing on their Silverados. If I was in the market for any of those products I might very well take advantage of those offers. To our mutual benefit.

In any case - and this is the only real point of a discussion about advertising - whether I do or don't like it is immaterial to the observable fact that these companies consider it a profitable strategy. If you're looking for consumers to rise up and demand these companies spend those funds elsewhere that's fine by me but that doesn't mean I'm stupid enough to think it can actually ever happen.

 

[JeffSH]

Nobody cares if you do/don't change your politics (same for me and mine). What we're discussing here are the intellectual disconnects and your denial of how people actually act that you're using to support your view.

Going back to Sowell's explanation, I think it's fair to say that you are among those who believe that "....man is morally perfectible. Because of this, they believe that there exist some people who are further along the path of moral development, have overcome self-interest and are immune to the influence of power and therefore can act as surrogate decision-makers for the rest of society."

Obviously, I disagree with 100% of that. As do many other Americans whose political support you would also need in order to impose these additional limitations on our society.

Meanwhile, the rich will continue to be rich and they'll continue to find ways via the rule of law to get around whatever limitations you attempt to impose upon them. The only people you're be able to penalize are the people who don't have the means to take their money to Singapore or Dubai. You won't get the benefit; all you'll get will be the collateral damage.

I don't believe this at all. I'm a libertarian. I don't want someone making decisions for me.

This is like a lord talking with a serf in the 1500s.

 

[JeffSH]

I have no problem understanding George's "opinion" concerning advertisements. You just don't like the fact that his opinion is that it is a necessary part of doing business and not based on "feelz".

If brochures existed before printed advertisements, and radio existed before radio commercials, and TV existed before TV commercials, and the internet existed before there were advertisements on the internet..... then why are advertisements "necessary"