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>someone post that Deus Ex Was Right Again image
I don't agree with the image in its entirety. Algorithms are increasingly becoming drivers of social movements (lots of new memes end up being whatever old youtube video happens to show up on everyone's feed), but I think many issues like the one OP mentioned are due to companies trying to use tried and true old world strategies in the new world.
The whole selling lifestyles thing is partly true, but products are still very much advertised at the same time. They might not be telling you stats about a new car model, but they are saying "doesn't it look cool?", which is still selling the product itself. This can co-exist with lifestyle selling, if that supposedly cool looking car is presented being driven by a cool-looking cowboy guy or whatever.
This is hardly a new idea. There was some french philosopher guy whose name I cannot remember that talked about this in the 70's.
