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by B1FF_PSUVM 1317 days ago
Modern, post-XVI century, politics were born out of advertising. That's basically the advertiser's line, and they're right.

Gutenberg opened a huge can of worms. Day 1 bibles, day 2 pamphlets, and sooner than you know it, there's a whole internet popping cookies all over.

No, I don't like it much either, and maybe we should charge advertisers high fees for the privilege of messing with the collective mind, which is in none too good shape from all their ministrations. Perhaps that would dial it down.

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The Super Bowl charged about $6M last year for a 30 second commercial.