David Brauer writes:
If I'm making a distinction, it's between the local & the grassroots, versus
an obvious mass-produced non-local phenomenon.
**I agree - if someone loses a pet, or a local startup entertainer is
performing, etc; these are the folks that need a low cost, local medium to
convey their message - they can't necessarily afford a full page ad in the
newspaper, etc......so if one wishes to inject classist motivations, then
perhaps one could argue that it is the corporate snipes that have moved in on
the grassroots "bulletin board" and made it into something ugly.
David Brauer writes:
Personally, I'd argue that it's wrong-headed and condescending to champion
ads for likely scams (lose weight with a pill instead of diet and exercise,
make big money stuffing envelopes) as empowering the poor. These ads are
mostly about exploitation. Empowering the exploiters is no way to help
anyone, least of all the most vulnerable in our society.
**Correct again; Snipes are an effective method for "fly-by-night" scams to
reach a vulnerable population quickly, and be gone without a trace before anyone
can catch up with them - not to say that all snipers don't have worthwhile
products, just that this medium is subject to abuse and often is - to the
detriment of the "target market".
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