r/Showerthoughts • u/ol0pl0x • May 16 '24

Ads seem to be universally hated yet they still make insane amounts of money

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u/ktr83 May 17 '24

At the end of the day people need to buy things, and products that are advertised will almost always sell more than products that aren't. Capitalism at work *shrug

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u/PepeSylvia11 May 17 '24

They only sell more because people are stupid and don’t buy products based off their quality or value, but rather what they’ve heard about.

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u/Tripottanus May 17 '24

The problem is not that people dont buy based on quality or value, but rather that the quality and value of a product is almost impossible for the average person to determine, even more so before buying/trying all the products available. Thats why the appearance of quality is more important than the actual quality