Of course, advertising does effect people to some extent, but I just don't buy the "some evil advertising made me do it" bullshit. I mean seriously folks, do we have no free will whatsoever?
Larry, it would be interesting to see you convince me to drink a soda with your mystical powers of suggestion. -Cameron On 3/6/06, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It really doesn't have to be all that overt. All the advertising has > to do is make you uncomfortable when trying another brand etc. > > I can guarentee you that within 15-30 minutes of talking with you face > to face, I can, to some extent, control what you say simply by using > some very simple behavioral feeback techniques. And you won't even > notice it.These methods are very crude in comparison to what the > advertising industry does. > > larry > > On 3/6/06, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I guess I have more faith in people's ability to make choices on their > > own. I don't remember any advertisement bending my arm behind my back > > and making me buy a soda. Assuming everyone knows that soda's "fat > > juice", then this is more a matter of willpower - or lack of > > willpower. > > > > "Woah is us, the lowly poor poor people being beat down by the man and > > helpless against his wicked and magical powers of advertising. > > Please, please, Mr Government man, will you come and save us because > > we are all too stupid to make our own educated choices?" > > > > I am not 100% sure, but am fairly certain that this sort of thinking > > is what has put us in the welfare laden, dependant on the government > > help us wipe our own asses state that this country is currently in. > > > > -Cameron > > (sorry in a little of a rant mood today) > > > > On 3/6/06, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I agree, given neutral conditions. But, given the propaganda, pardon > > > advertising, its no longer a matter of free choice. > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199046 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
