Good insights, and not just software developers, really. We don’t like ads, sensationalism, or anything reeking of bullshit. If we have to talk to someone to find out the price, the product may as well not exist.

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    I’ve had a theory for a while that most marketing is targeted at neurotypical people, and that it is therefore far less effective on some neurodivergent people. People love to act like neurodivergent people are immune to marketing and propaganda. Maybe the detail-oriented ness of someone with ASD does ruin a narrative, but I feel that it’s mostly just that people and companies aren’t used to targeting these demographics.

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      There probably were some ads in the past that might’ve (probably unintentionally) targeted people on the spectrum. The IBM Selectric ad from the 60’s instead of bullshitting about changing your lifestyle (like today’s car ads do) focuses on the product’s technological prowess.