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ryandrake
on Jan 16, 2018
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How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking”
You say this as if it's unusual for news articles to be solely written by various company's PR and marketing teams.
vijayr
on Jan 16, 2018
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But there is a difference between promoting a product vs shifting blame, isn't it?
ryandrake
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In both cases, the entity creating the message is promoting a point of view in which it has a financial stake.
RickS
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If the success of a product depends on shifting blame, that difference is very blurry.
See uber's "but taxis are evil/medallions are a monopoly!"
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