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> The color of the envelope does not change the message it contains.

I would consider this half-true. As Marshall McLuhan said: "the medium is the message". What is communicated is defined by the complete sum of the experience of the receiver, which includes subtle nuances of how that message is packaged.

That said, I agree with your core point.




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