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		CyberDildonics on Feb 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nestle, Disney Pull YouTube Ads, Joining Furor Ove... You can hire firefighters, I would rather hire people who know how to build a house that doesn't burn down.

bduerst on Feb 21, 2019 [–]

I don't get this analogy. Are you hiring firefighters to build your house? Are the ad agencies the fire?

jshevek on Feb 21, 2019 | [–]

He's just saying that prevention is better than responding/reacting after the fact.

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