Right. In fact, it's neo-classical economic dogma that desires are
intrinsic, and only preferences are affected by advertising. <Desire>
and <preference> are defined by economists to make this a
conceptual truth. In real life, it's not possible to distinguish
between
desire and preference in that way. Real minds are far too complex.
Sometimes it seems like when advertisers or their tobacco exec
employers are challenged on grounds of morality, and they trot out
the standard econo-dogma, they're so thoroughly infected by the
<desire> and <preference> econo-mutations that they believe it
themselves. But even if they do, that just makes them
self-deceiving moral trash, IMNSHO.
>If
>they were all forbidden from engaging in memetic warefare then they
>would all retain their market share WITHOUT ADVERTISING COSTS. They
>should therefore be pleased with this.
Well, they could say that they want to increase market share,
but that doesn't invalidate any of the other points made here.
>they are not because the real
>reason they spend money on memetic campagns is to create new markets.
>Watch out Asia they are comming, and your corrupt/niave leaders are
>welcoming them with open arms.
And that's probably the most important point of the lot.
Robin