You're right, except in 99.9% of these situations they don't ACTUALLY lower prices. They just offer a "signing bonus" like 1 month free rent, then charge just as much as everyone else for the other 11 months.
That signing bonus doesn't appear in this tool, so prices don't actually go down.
I appreciate your reply. And I also understand its not 100% black and white - its complicated. But I feel strongly we gotta fight back against bullshit behavior in this world in any way we can if we want people to act better.
I appreciate that you mention it. I did the same at the start of my career for a year but I made the choice early on to chase the money and be done with employment sooner instead.
Hard to say if I made the right choice but at this point I'll be out of the suffer-fest in the next 1-2 years so I might as well see it through.
Probably gonna get downvoted to hell by doomers, but you said filters off.
5 years from now I hope to be in my mid 30s, financially independent and traveling the world on a shoestring budget. I'm very close as it is. I've both been very lucky & worked very hard to set myself up for this, and I'm hoping that once I get there, I can reclaim some of the typical 20-something experiences I missed out on while I was grinding long hours at work.
I know your question is probably rhetorical, but the answer is that advertising isn't really about persuading people to buy something specific. Its about creating an association in people's brains, so that the next time you think about toilet paper, your brain automatically thinks "Charmin" and your decision making changes from "what brand should I buy" to "why not Charmin".
The more times they yell it at you, the stronger the association gets. They don't care if you like it or not, they want to train you like an animal.
I'm sure you voting for Republicans will stop any measurable progress! Maybe you should stop voting so the government can actually help Americans for once.
The face right behind the cat is terrifying