Believe it or not, there used to be a time when companies weren’t invading every part of your life with ads.
Ads were 6 minutes of garbage between TV, and between the pages of magazines and newspapers.
People would talk to each other on the phone. No ads. Mark their calanders to get together if they felt like it. No ads. Then actually meet up. Some ads.
Now, when you talk to anyone you know on Facebook? Ads. Any social media? Ads. Opening Google calander? Ads. Twitter? The person you’re talking to is an bot /ad. I don’t even have to be watching an actual TV show now to be served ads on my TV. Just turning it on gives me an ad.
These ads are from organizations trying to spin you a narrative urging you to give them money. The strategies they use for this are fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Things like: “Don’t miss out on that Lububu!” “Make sure to book your tickets for the movie opening next week!” “Make sure to buy this pillow before liberals take it from you.”
People now believe these narratives simply because they’ve been shoved into every aspect of our lives via social media.
These ads, collectively, are not something that ever existed in any society to the amount they do now. So it’s absolutley no surprise that the “narrative” these ads are telling us is completely warping people’s minds.
People still think Fox News is news. Simply because that’s how it’s advertised.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Well, you see kiddo, it all started with the Eternal September and it’s been downhill ever since. Also your music is too loud and stay off my lawn.
coaxil@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Legit take me back, modern front facing side of the net is fucking awful
marzhall@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Me neighbours are always listenin to really loud drum & bass
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Wadidya say sonny? Yes I do like raisin bran! (First time visiting Amsterdam)