In school people are taught with increase of supply, the price of a product drops.

![X axis represents quantity (Q), while Y depicts price (P)](/pictures/user_upload/Troler/4MQXF22K68A04CPZ.jpg)
*X axis represents quantity (Q), while Y depicts price (P)*

Therefor any extra competition decreases the price. Yet it is true only when the customer knows of every product's price and can compare them. That is quite literally impossible, since it would require them to spend travel through the entire world, looking at every single deal, not to mention the secret, back-alley market. To a certain point, the investment cost is greater than returns of the bigger discount. For this reason clever people created this thing called marketing, which tricks the consumer to thinking they are being presented with the best deal out of all. It's not like someone is going to go and [meticulously verify every single claim](/articles/Is_The_DeVault_Report_a_Spiteful_Metajoke) with hard data or proof. 

In the real world, the classic model of supply of demand is dictated by how well researched the customers are. Most are not. It comes to reality, that these pretty graphs are gross oversimplifications of the actual market and are more useful to wrap the head around the world, without having to confront the messy reality, rather than actually be applied. 

Once a person told me one of the bigger lessons learned in making good advertisements is to not put that much effort. That is not to say the worse the advertisement is, the more effective it is. Although, when the ad goes completely of the rails, the disdain comes circles around to interest. That's why the terrible mobile game advertisement compilations receive [millions of views](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=0p6b4yQqoGE). Which is quite paradoxical, since no one likes people who only talk about themselves. Nobody enjoys being with Narcissus.

![Narcissus (1763) by Francesco](/pictures/user_upload/Troler/RNNHH8ETHP08E6HG.jpg)
*Narcissus (1763) by Francesco*

How is it possible to convince anyone to care about a product if it is singing to itself how great is is? One way is to make it so trashy, it becomes good. The other is acknowledge it is marketing and go all in on it.

For instance, the movie *[Dominykas the Horse's Journey to the Stars](/reviews/the_landmark_impact_of_dominykas_the_horse_s_journey_to_the_stars)*, aware that the adults are the ones who're going to buy the tickets, made stupidly meta-teaser: [https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=SQ55TgfB16Q](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=SQ55TgfB16Q)
The expectation is already set when there is a white stallion having an argument with the producer. Although I cringed watching and rewatching the teaser, the imagery stuck in my head. I perceived the film as more flavorful than it was.

Such is not always the case. Putting characters from the film in a world they do not belong to leads to jarring results. [I'm not even human](/films/I'm_Not_Even_Human) is a stupidly blatant propaganda piece. As such, there is this expectation for the film to not take itself seriously, since if one does, the film is less enjoyable. That's why a teaser for the movie being only slightly serious is jarring: [https://odysee.com/@BlenderDumbass:c/interview-with-characters-from-i-m-not:a](https://odysee.com/@BlenderDumbass:c/interview-with-characters-from-i-m-not:a)

The viewer is set up for some silly fun, but when they actually set out to watch the movie, there is this drama out of sudden. It's like expecting to watch [Spy Kids](/reviews/Spy_Kids_Armageddon) and ending up with [Planet Terror](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_Terror). The natural result is disappointment. 

I'd advise the director to make his advertisements more in line with what he is selling. Since I've seen a preview of the pitch for *[The 8 year olds](https://blenderdumbass.org/screenplays)*, I can say attest, the lesson was learned. 

*Fin.*