me: >>Economists are so imbued with the individualistic ethos (and a feeling >>of superiority over the other social sciences) that even the most
Jay: > I assumed that it was because economists wouldn't get a paycheck if they > embarrassed rich people. nah, it's a mistake to think of the entire profession as crudely venial. Ideological, yes. > If advertising actually CAUSES behavior (and obviously it does), then the > advertisers are responsible for that behavior. I assume an economist who had > the guts to say that would be sent to Siberia. no, if one did say that, wouldn't the advertisers provide paychecks? it would show that the advertising craft actually does something beside annoy people. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
