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oh yeah, the tried and true method of raising a commodities perceived value by lying. I look forward to the day when marketing is treated as the little fraud that it is
I think there is balance marketers need to strike. When working conditions in sweatshops are on the news, you rather have the consumers believe in full automation. When it's not on everyone's mind you can market it as hand made.
those marketers will take whatever balance their owners demand, so if/when workers interests are put first I think marketing will morph into a pseudo public announcements type of thing. current trends have me believing that things are about to become more hyper individualized, preying on specific fears and anxieties. rather than the more general tones we see today (eg "You're too fat" becomes "You're [partner's name] thinks you're too fat" complete with an ai actor that looks like your partner).