Ask HN: What Happened to Subliminal Messaging?

  • Much of it is overt these days. Instead of a subtle flash of a product, we have paid product placement that has been fully embraced by game and media industries. Here's David Lynch talking about it 15 years ago:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4wh_mc8hRE

  • To first order there is no such thing.