tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post825846854470092659..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: Advertising AvoidanceGregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-78076423740041710182014-04-18T05:25:53.714-03:002014-04-18T05:25:53.714-03:00Miss Marla,
In the future we will see advertising...Miss Marla,<br /><br />In the future we will see advertising that targets children for what it really is - institutional abuse of the most damaging sort.<br /><br />In the book "Ecotopia" by Ernest Callenbach, the eco-society has banned advertising as we know it. Producers could still flaunt their wares, but they couldn't use any adjectives, or appeal to experts, or do anything other than state the fact that they had a particular item or service for sale. <br /><br />So instead of promoting "pillowy soft, extra deluxe, downy, super-strong, flowery fresh toilet paper that doctors guarantee will give you a happy bum and better complexion", they could only say they were selling "toilet paper".Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-82983469251054815652014-04-18T05:14:47.716-03:002014-04-18T05:14:47.716-03:00Gam Kau,
TV really turned out to be an advertiser...Gam Kau,<br /><br />TV really turned out to be an advertisers dream. Not owning one is a great way to avoid the continual onslaught of marketing madness.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-79970956941962359842014-04-17T14:04:10.159-03:002014-04-17T14:04:10.159-03:00I saw this documentary sometime ago about the scie...I saw this documentary sometime ago about the science that is behind advertising and it had this man, just some regular joe, play-act as though he was the personified form of all the ads one sees on TV, billboards, etc., he had to say exactly how the ads appeared, and he came off as the biggest, rudest, most narcissistic, sociopathic, overly-extroverted egomaniac. Then he stopped and said as a regular person, something to the effect of "If you wouldn't tolerate me talking to you or your girlfriend like that, why do you blindly accept watching ads?"<br />~TFoLAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-47504030889199661012014-04-17T13:59:39.182-03:002014-04-17T13:59:39.182-03:00When I was in school, there was no such thing, and...When I was in school, there was no such thing, and that was the 90s. I don't understand why they need to fill children's heads with stuff like that. Grad standard tests were useless enough as it was, now there's meaningless advertising?!<br />~the finder of lost articlesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-195837012896793742014-04-16T14:39:20.104-03:002014-04-16T14:39:20.104-03:00It's overwhelming at times! I do try to limit ...It's overwhelming at times! I do try to limit my exposure as much as possible, but it still creeps in, as you've stated even before we are aware. It's sad how much advertising kids are exposed to on a daily basis. Even in school settings they have ads on books, walls and some places buses. Sickening! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-72975822137493242512014-04-16T07:28:36.713-03:002014-04-16T07:28:36.713-03:00I'm so glad I tossed out the telly many years ...I'm so glad I tossed out the telly many years ago. Owning a television invites advertisers to have a comfy seat right in your own home! But even without a television, I'm continually dismayed over the continual marketing bombardment that passes for culture in our society. Gam Kauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246353719716935408noreply@blogger.com