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JakobVirgil  ·  4431 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What 150 of the world's smartest people are worried about.

The fascism definition we are using is social control through mythology?

If so the Madison avenue already has us.





mk  ·  4431 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think that's always been the way of things, right?

Madison avenue might have us, but they've mostly kept themselves to toothpaste and sugar water. I imagine: "Why should we worry people about climate change when they have already expressed to us that they don't want to worry about it? Also, look at what climate change does to our holiday travel numbers. We've only got time for some much news, why spend it giving people something that they don't want?"

JakobVirgil  ·  4431 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This of course is already happening - happened? southern english has a tense "been happening" that is perfect.

As soon as the techniques of marketing/market research are applied to everything (and they have been) there is no safe ground to stand on.

have you seen http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/persuaders/vie.../

as well as having an awesome section on the Juggalos it talks about the feedbackloops market research produces.

user-inactivated  ·  4431 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"Been happening" is Southern English? Thought everyone says that... I say that, but I don't live in the South. Huh.

JakobVirgil  ·  4431 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think I got it wrong.

mk  ·  4431 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I hadn't. I'll check it out.

Juggalos are amazing. They are almost like some sort of biblical tribe.

JakobVirgil  ·  4431 days ago  ·  link  ·  

they are wild or is feral a better word.