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UK regulator set to ban ads depicting bumbling manchildren

Richocet

Re: This is a bad thing

There's not enough space in this comment field to go deep into the psychology of this...

But everyone is influenced subconsciously by these messages. It doesn't matter if you are smart enough to identify them and object to them, be offended, agree with them, or not care.

Whether or not anyone is offended is irrelevant. There is a 'propaganda' effect of messages that influences those who see them. Even if that was not the intent.

I encourage you to look into this more. It's fascinating.

I type this as I wait for my next research test subject to arrive, to observe how they go about figuring out the UI of a new website.

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