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Z745812939054@lemmy.zip 19 hours ago
the stupid rhymes and jingles aren’t meant for anyone to like them, they’re specifically designed to get stuck in your head, regardless if the thing itself is relevant to you. JAY, GEE, WENTWORTH! BUMBADUMBABUMBUMBUM! you literally just sang that in your head. whether you meant to or not.
mind control and psychological manipulation are real and powerful things. they wouldn’t be spending the money on it if that weren’t the case. it’s about taking up as much space in your brain as possible, so that you have no space left for the competition’s jingle
Redditmodstouchgrass@lemmy.zip 18 hours ago
blarghly@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
This is not, in any meaningful way, mind control. It’s just making something memorable. You don’t become a mindless zombie because you listened to a jingle. Instead, it just means that when Jerry, who is really busy because of his kids and career and hobbies has State Farm hike his rates, he will think “those motherfuckers! Who else sells insurance?” And will then remember the jingle.
Z745812939054@lemmy.zip 17 hours ago
if you’ve deliberately changed someone’s behavior to align with what you want, then who cares what anyone calls it? the end result is the same- the ads worked
blarghly@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I mean, sure. But if that’s your standard for “mind control” then asking someone to pass the salt counts, too
Z745812939054@lemmy.zip 16 hours ago
ok. and?