and I’m going to intentionally avoid the named brand on the likelihood that they tried to guerilla market and have people spread their ad for them which is what I see.
I think that’s a bad idea just because if this is not guerilla marketing, it might actually be the best choice. The thing to do is research the brand.
I disagree, but I’m willing to accept it as my hangup. It’s potentially problematic, but I feel a strong hatred towards being manipulated into buying something. I feel that way about this product, and am actively choosing to never consider giving them money because of that.
If it weren’t a catalytic converter protector, maybe I’d give them more consideration, but seeing as how this is literally a strip of conductive material that sets off an alarm if it’s cut as compared to beefier metal options that will physically delay and deter thieves, and I don’t live in an area with really much of any rate of catalytic converter theft, and I don’t like what I’ve perceived to be a scummy marketing tactic, I’m out.
I have no idea what the product is like in this case, so that’s fair. And I would, of course, not presume to tell you how to spend your money. I guess I’m thinking about similar “friendly suggestions” I have gotten to use Linux over the years which, if I didn’t know Linux wasn’t (inherently) commercial, might have thought meant that Linux was an inferior product that was being guerilla marketed. And I would only know that by looking it up.
Not the best analogy, but I hope you understand what I’m trying to say.
I think that’s a bad idea just because if this is not guerilla marketing, it might actually be the best choice. The thing to do is research the brand.
I disagree, but I’m willing to accept it as my hangup. It’s potentially problematic, but I feel a strong hatred towards being manipulated into buying something. I feel that way about this product, and am actively choosing to never consider giving them money because of that.
If it weren’t a catalytic converter protector, maybe I’d give them more consideration, but seeing as how this is literally a strip of conductive material that sets off an alarm if it’s cut as compared to beefier metal options that will physically delay and deter thieves, and I don’t live in an area with really much of any rate of catalytic converter theft, and I don’t like what I’ve perceived to be a scummy marketing tactic, I’m out.
I have no idea what the product is like in this case, so that’s fair. And I would, of course, not presume to tell you how to spend your money. I guess I’m thinking about similar “friendly suggestions” I have gotten to use Linux over the years which, if I didn’t know Linux wasn’t (inherently) commercial, might have thought meant that Linux was an inferior product that was being guerilla marketed. And I would only know that by looking it up.
Not the best analogy, but I hope you understand what I’m trying to say.
Yeah, my approach is definitely not “one size fits all”, but in this case I feel fine about it.
Fuck me, you managed to shoehorn your use of linux into a conversation about cars. Bravo.
It was the first example I could think of off the top of my head. I honestly don’t give a shit if someone doesn’t use Linux.