The High Cost of Free
Capitalism is driven by advertising. It pays for our lifestyle but at what cost?
Global corporations reverse-engineer our psyche with mega-million-dollar advertising budgets, and program us on what to buy. A system of systems arose profiting from the consumption of crap – euphemism intended. Stellar brands for worse than worthless products are built by these machines.
Coke “adds life” – and 8 teaspoons of sugar to a nation struggling with diabetes and obesity epidemics. Sugar free versions contributed to cancer, alongside a cancer causing scourge sold to us by sexpots, future presidents, babies, Mickey Mantle and Santa Claus. What no-one wants can be sold for massive profits.
What’s wrong with that?
Maybe sponsorship is merchandising the bodies and souls of men? If that’s too dark, Raj Patel’s video on The Value of Nothing is a good chaser.
Why GoHuman.com? reason #5: Our business model is not advertising. Our growth depends on members taking owning up, not selling out.
Does Santa Clause cancer?
Reason #1; Reason #2; Reason #3; Reason #4;
Reason #6?: Food Fight!; Reason #7; Reason #8; Reason #9; Reason #10; Reason #11; Reason #12
This entry was posted by Wade Fransson
on Monday, January 4th, 2010 at 8:22 am
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January 6th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
I love this post and all the reasons to GoHuman.com….great way to shift the consciousness about business…because Business Is Not a Dirty Word http://rubyrenshaw.wordpress.com/2010/01/05/bus...
January 12th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Thanks for joining Ruby. I enjoyed your blog as well!
January 26th, 2010 at 11:23 am
Where is the accountability in blaming advertising for programming us?
March 24th, 2010 at 11:55 am
Great comment Inka! We are individually responsible – we are not victims. But we are at a disadvantage, with the power and money directed at us – if we're not educated and don't take a stand, we will succumb to what others want us to fall for. We become slaves, and end up exploited.