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[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Advertising is not a technology and there is no evidence that advertising occured 30,000 years ago. That time period predates capitalism, products and competition among manufacturers, and written language.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Given how wide a range your response are in the post, what you call "advertising" is better described as "communication". No?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't understand what you're asking.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Exactly what mainstream human life is now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

There are plenty of scams people buy into daily…using Google, Apple or Android phones, capitalism…