Okay, so we’ve talked in previous posts about advertising making us feel good, and withholding poop making us feel good. So, why not now combine the two for a real feel-good fest?
How about we just withhold advertising?
Because frankly I’m sick of advertising. It’s so aggressive.
Here buy this…You need this…and five of these…and did you know that without these you’re doomed?! Everyone should have one of these…bla bla bla.
It’s always so negative. Without this deodorant you won’t score girls…And you Madam! Without this cream you will prematurely age! (God forbid you look your own age, or grow old gracefully.) And then of course there’s the charity campaigns as well. Showing us images of all the horrific things happening in the world. Earth quakes, children starving. Trying to guilt trip us into sending money.
How about focusing on the positives?
I don’t need constant reminders of how fucked up the world is. That it’s damaged, dangerous, lacking in decent people….Where’s the joy? Where’s the trust?
Mr. Advertiser I would be so much more likely to buy your stupid cream if you told me it was going to enhance my natural, already-there good looks. That everyone is totally unique, and that makes them beautiful in their own way.
And Mr. Charity Fundraiser, I would love to see pictures of the children’s happy faces after someone has made a donation, or smiling after a nice hot meal or reading a page out loud from a picture book. Why can’t we see that?
We have The News for bad news. We have action and horror films for explosions, terrorists, and fear.
Isn’t that enough?
So, show me the love. Show me the joy, the good deeds, the happiness. Bring me the good stuff. Show me where the profit is going. If I buy your product will you invest some of it in a worthy cause? I’d respect you so much more for that.
Probable Sushi.
