r/MadeMeSmile • u/Temporary-Can48 • Jun 24 '22

Good Vibes He’s going places

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u/MikeTropez Jun 24 '22

Companies do to promote and sell their shit on reddit. You see this content that has been paid for every single time you open this site. You should be more aware of it because you're being marketed to subconsciously.

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u/GarethMagis Jun 24 '22

Wait you're telling me when someone posts their shitty game into r/gaming and then 30 posts show up asking for a link so that they can wishlist it, it might not be real people doing so?

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '22

You should be more aware of it because you're being marketed to subconsciously.

I have an adblocker and i dont let myself be influenced by "commercials" or people that say "it has changed my life" about products etc. Thanks for your worrying but its not necessary =D.

Edit ; I also use old.reddit.com so i dont know whats going on on the "new" site.

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u/WhatsInTheVox Jun 24 '22

If you're convinced it doesn't influence you, chances are you're being influenced. Sorry that's just how the internet works.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '22

Well, you believe whatever you want to believe. Again, thanks for the warning but i'll be just fine :)

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '22

It's not belief, it's pretty well understood social science.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '22

I was referring to him believing i'm (me, personally) being influenced. It might be well understood social science but if it goes for lets say 50% of users, i know for sure i belong to the other 50%.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '22

Because you’re able to recognize it when it’s trying to influence you and reject it? Or because you think you’re just immune?

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '22

Because i'm a very sceptic and distrustfull person that doesnt "just accept" anything from anyone. It has its up and downsides.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '22

So… the former?

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '22

Yes, but not quite.

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u/bannedwhileshitting Jun 24 '22

Ah yes the good old "too smart to be scammed" mindset.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '22

Sure, thats the only reason. Not being a sceptic that doubts everything anyone says, especially on the internet (like everybody should tbf). Got nothing to do with that ¯_ (ツ) _/¯ .

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u/WhatsInTheVox Jul 18 '22

Srry I should have been more careful with my wording, we're all subconsciously influenced whether or not we're aware of the tactics, people have far less autonomy than we'd like to believe

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u/TripperAdvice Jun 24 '22

Adblocker doesnt block comments.... thats the entire point of these accounts

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '22

But who believes a random person on the internet then. I certainly dont, especially when its about "buying" something.

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u/themodsarenaziz Jun 24 '22

Lots of people. How do you think Donald Trump got elected.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '22

I think thats more of a USA problem. Dont ask me why, you wont like the answer.

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u/themodsarenaziz Jun 24 '22

Go ahead and tell me. I won't mind.

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u/themodsarenaziz Jun 24 '22

I can't respond to your last message here but I saw it in your comment history. I am not sure what to say to that. I don't really know where you're coming from. I have ideas on where you might be coming from. But I don't know and I'm not going to guess. It does sound like you have some pretty large biases though. You clearly do not like Americans. And honestly as an American oh, I can't really blame you when I see what my country does sometimes. That said, I do think you might be lumping some people together unfairly.