about this book <http://www.martinlindstrom.com/brandwashed/>
because several months ago Cindy & I had seen this 2009 movie <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joneses>.
I recall during the movie feeling slightly creeped out, and I speculated that someone probably is doing that kind of "stealth marketing".
I occasionally enjoy a look at this web site <http://www.adbusters.org/>.
These are discussions of issues that go back further than we might like to admit; consider this 1957 book <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vance_Packard#The_Hidden_Persuaders>.
For more somewhat embarrassing déjà vu, look on that same Wikipedia page for mentions of other of Packard's books about issues that have not gone away:
• The Status Seekers - "describing American social stratification and behavior" (1959)
• The Waste Makers - "criticizes planned obsolescence describing the impact of American productivity, especially on the national character" (1960)
• The Naked Society - "on the threats to privacy posed by new technologies such as computerized filing, modern surveillance techniques and methods for influencing human behavior" (1964)
• Our Endangered Children - "discusses growing up in a changing world, warning that American preoccupation with money, power, status, and sex, ignored the needs of future generations" (1983)
• The Ultra Rich: How Much Is Too Much? - "examines the lives of thirty American multimillionaires and their extravagances" (1989)
(quotations from the Packard Wikipedia page)
Pay attention to those publication years. We aren't doing very well, are we?
Mark_
09:18 24 October 2011
For more somewhat embarrassing déjà vu, look on that same Wikipedia page for mentions of other of Packard's books about issues that have not gone away:
• The Status Seekers - "describing American social stratification and behavior" (1959)
• The Waste Makers - "criticizes planned obsolescence describing the impact of American productivity, especially on the national character" (1960)
• The Naked Society - "on the threats to privacy posed by new technologies such as computerized filing, modern surveillance techniques and methods for influencing human behavior" (1964)
• Our Endangered Children - "discusses growing up in a changing world, warning that American preoccupation with money, power, status, and sex, ignored the needs of future generations" (1983)
• The Ultra Rich: How Much Is Too Much? - "examines the lives of thirty American multimillionaires and their extravagances" (1989)
(quotations from the Packard Wikipedia page)
Pay attention to those publication years. We aren't doing very well, are we?
Mark_
09:18 24 October 2011
