Why You Keep Falling for Ads — Explained by Rory Sutherland

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Why you keep falling for ads isn’t just about clever tricks — it’s about how people really make decisions. In this episode, legendary ad thinker Rory Sutherland breaks down why the ads that shouldn’t work often do — and why logic, data, and spreadsheets don’t explain how influence really happens.We explore the psychology of irrational buying, the death of category advertising, the limits of AI in marketing, and what Rory’s unexpected TikTok virality reveals about attention today.