>>83054291 (OP)
I trust them at least somewhat when they say "this is what is happening", I trust them not one single bit when they say "and therefore this is what society should do".
>>83054318
This was around the 40s and 50s, when personalized advertisements become popular. There's a lot of media analysis on it, but basically this a technique of selling people desires instead of needs.
Zero. I unironically diagnosed myself better than a top surgeon I went to. Got a second opinion at another hospital. They confirmed it. Then I got treatment.