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[-] Maven@lemmy.zip 39 points 1 week ago

It was made for a tech competition as a joke. Originally it was designed for quitting vaping but they thought it would get more attention in the competition if it was "evil" so they made it evil.

[-] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 25 points 1 week ago

And then we laugh and go, "What a sick and crazy idea and by pointing out how crazy it is, society will learn not to do this."

And then a decade later, you'll see it in stores.

Source: am in marketing.

[-] scytale@lemm.ee 13 points 1 week ago

Vape companies:

[-] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

Oh you mean the Torment Nexus? From the book ‘Don’t Build the Torment Nexus’?

[-] zaph@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Really hope I don't have to wait a decade for one of these

[-] Jarix@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

So... Is marketing just like comedy, all about timing?

this post was submitted on 28 Mar 2025
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