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		vijayr on Jan 16, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking” But there is a difference between promoting a product vs shifting blame, isn't it?

ryandrake on Jan 16, 2018 | [–]

In both cases, the entity creating the message is promoting a point of view in which it has a financial stake.

RickS on Jan 16, 2018 | [–]

If the success of a product depends on shifting blame, that difference is very blurry.

See uber's "but taxis are evil/medallions are a monopoly!"

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