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Absolutely, if you mean the Frontline documentary from 2004. Poignant more so today than when it 1st aired. I'll double check "Hidden Persuaders", though. Prob

by tunap 10y ago

Absolutely, if you mean the Frontline documentary from 2004. Poignant more so today than when it 1st aired. I'll double check "Hidden Persuaders", though. Problem is, everyone seems to be emulating the advertizers, selling what they deem to be the best X. These social networks are conditioning people to be salespeople, IMO. I am guilty, too.

ArkyBeagle 10y ago
"The Hidden Persuaders" is a book by Vance Packard from the late 1950s. It discusses the Bernays phenomenon and how OSS propagandists went into advertising after WWII.
- tunap 10y ago
  Thanks, I'll check it out. Another great book from that era, outdated & pertinent @ same time, is Boorstin's 'The Image: A Guide To Psuedo-Events In America'.
  - ArkyBeagle 10y ago
    What a great (sub) title. Thanks!