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>> Pilfering from the masses. Whenever big corporations drain resources from the masses and keeps them enslaved by essentially brainwashing them; somehow that'
by jondubois 9y ago
>> Pilfering from the masses.
Whenever big corporations drain resources from the masses and keeps them enslaved by essentially brainwashing them; somehow that's OK. But when something comes along which offers the masses a chance for a quick (obviously high-risk) escape from slavery, that's a scam?
I don't agree with how bureaucrats spin this; as though people need to be protected from themselves. Maybe the government should ban entrepreneurship too - that's very high risk and very random/unpredictable too.
- teknologist 9y agoThe corporate brainwashing angle seems a bit far-fetched. I'd rather compare it with the endorsement of savings accounts with a 1% rate of interest and useless things like that.
- westmeal 9y agoWhy does corporate brainwashing seem far-fetched to you? It happens all the time. Advertisements are all about brainwashing common people to buy things they don't really need.
- teknologist 9y agoHow does advertising keep you "enslaved" exactly? I assume we're talking about the normal TV and internet ads kind
- hellbanner 9y agoI think what your GP is arguing is that corporate advertisements are symptoms of a diseased economy, where much of critical infrastructure, luxury & healthcare is controlled by the few.
- pc86 9y agoWhen you use words like "enslaved" and "brainwashing" incorrectly (and extremely hyperbolically) like this, it dilutes what might otherwise be a relevant point.