That is pretty much the mantra of advertising until it comes to
Politics and there we get nothing but the ugly.
Stewart
At 12:01 PM 6/30/2010, you wrote:
Well put.
Conspicuous and consumptive consumerism is most definitely a key
component of almost all advertising for cell phones, smart ones or
otherwise, along with constant unbridled joy. Part of the advertising
imagery is that having such devices will apparently help to make one
rich as well as popular, providing the funding necessary to be able to
routinely eat out, go to the theater, take in the show, just generally
always having fun with a happy smile upon your face. Never will you
see an ad where a cell phone is delivering any bad news. All cell
phone calls generate happiness and abundant joy. Not at all as in
real life. No bill collectors there or anyone pleading, "Help me.
I've fallen and I can't get up."
But, hey, it's marketing at its best...or worst. Countless folks
actually buy into it, living out huge portions of their daily lives on
personal cell phones, spending hours a day gaping at or talking into a
box in their hand, and that thing appears to be the most important
aspect of their existence. These are also the folks that the cell
phone industry depend upon the most, the junkies.
Steve
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