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		cortesoft on Jan 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber discovered they’d been defrauded out of 2/3 o... No, that the product is good enough that it makes enough money to afford expensive advertising. There is a really good essay about this that I re-read quite often: https://zgp.org/targeted-advertising-considered-harmful/

Ma8ee on Jan 5, 2021 | [–]

It only says that the margin on the sold products are high enough so they can afford expensive marketing. Does anyone seriously believe that the massive marketing for a product like Coca Cola is a sign that it is a high quality product?

neaanopri on Jan 3, 2021 | [–]

I can't believe I had to scroll down this far for someone to point this out.

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