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PuritanSettler1620 t1_j6mh12l wrote

Why can alcohol companies advertise their extremely harmful and addictive products when Cigarette companies cannot? I think we should ban alcohol companies from advertising.

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Wickedweed t1_j6mn87r wrote

I’d much rather ban pharmaceutical ads, personally

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RobFword t1_j6njf0e wrote

Seriously, when was the last time you asked your doctor for a drug you saw on TV...

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DingoFrisky t1_j6ojium wrote

Hey Doc! I heard there’s a pill that will give me a boner!

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CAPICINC t1_j6mxkzr wrote

^sideeffectmayincludestrokeheartattackdeathexplosivediahhreahallucinationssuicidalthoughtshomicidalthoughtsandanurgetospreadpeanutbutteronyourgenitals.

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RailRoad_Candy t1_j6mx0pu wrote

Cars kill 1.3 Million people a year. Why aren't we all on bikes?!

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PuritanSettler1620 t1_j6mxjjs wrote

I am all for bikes but this does not change the fact alcohol is also a horribly addictive killer and lacks many of the redeeming values of cars.

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RailRoad_Candy t1_j6mybvc wrote

So deaths are ok as long as they are offset by convenience?

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PuritanSettler1620 t1_j6myw3q wrote

I never said that I said I think alcohol ads are in my opinion a bigger problem because of the addictive nature of alcohol. I am all for walkable cities and bike infrastructure.

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RailRoad_Candy t1_j6mz98j wrote

Dude, I'm just pulling your chain. The reality is that yes, all deaths are ok if they're offset by money or convenience. So Ads will continue. Sucks.

Have an upvote and a good one.

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dxbaileyy t1_j6mw3rh wrote

On the contrary, we should bring back cigarette ads.

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PuritanSettler1620 t1_j6mwxs3 wrote

Why? The ban has been extremely effective in reducing smoking especially among the youth and has arguably saved tens of thousands of lives.

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dxbaileyy t1_j6mxs35 wrote

I was mostly being sarcastic but I do find it strange that the government bans advertising of things that are “harmful” instead of letting us make our own decisions.

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PuritanSettler1620 t1_j6myrc6 wrote

The reason companies spend so much on advertising is because it works. By constantly bombarding us with ads for alcohol the alcohol conglomerates normalize alcohol at every occasion and make us associate alcohol with more and more activities in our lives. If you want to consume alcohol that is fine but I don't think being constantly bombarded with ads for it is good for society.

(A similar argument could be made for high sugar products, pharmaceuticals, etc etc)

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dxbaileyy t1_j6mz8cf wrote

Thank you for the advertising 101. I also took marketing classes so I am well aware why companies spend money on advertisements.

Like you said, a similar argument can be made about advertising just about anything.

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-doughboy t1_j6mn6ss wrote

They’re in cahoots with witches 🧙‍♀️

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