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Originally Posted by Ian Kay
I seriously doubt that illness, injury and death are a typical result of this 28 day plan......
I don't understand the anger here... I don't get angry when I see an ad for a 50 inch flat screen HDTV. I don't have one, and don't feel the need to spend my money on it. But I'm not a big "gadget" guy, so the ads aren't aimed at me. You know how I KNOW that they're not aimed at me? Cause I don't want one. But I don't complain that they have ads for them!
And if you think typical TV ads - or magazine ads - are any less manipulative and aimed specifically at making money - than Cosgrove's page... well, then there's no hope for you!  |
1. I disagree in part with your first sentence. I doubt highly that there is good health in all the case study people here. I would bet that at least a percentage of them came down with colds, flu, etc during the testing.
2. Selling a TV is not even remotely the same as recommending health related products. One fries your brain if you chose to use it but at least you know it does that.
Seriously, a TV is a TV and its purpose and definition are pretty defined. The other one claims to be good for you at least on the level that you can get thin (which is healthy right?). In reality the "goodness" of the program for your health is in great debate and then the long term effects of the program are in greater debate. Personally I think the second walks the "good ethics/bad ethics" line. Unfortunately the people it victimizes most are the very same people who need good and tried methods of weight loss the most, not some quick fix.