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In the way that being content is an evolutionary disaster, it makes sense that we always have an itch to scratch.
by arketyp 7y ago
In the way that being content is an evolutionary disaster, it makes sense that we always have an itch to scratch.
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- tonyedgecombe 7y agoThe trouble is advertising and marketing have irritated it so much that we have gone past the point where scratching was good. That itch has turned into a gaping wound filled with puss and blood.
- pascalxus 7y agobut, are we really so susceptible to advertising and marketing now? I know the baby boomers were with their enormous cars, boats and house purchases and their materialism stuff homes and maxed out credit cards. But, I see the millennial not taking part in that quite to the same extent - i think their percentage of spending on cars, for example, is much lower. We may be in a turning point here where advertising affects us less and less. Edit: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2015/04/28/research-shows-millennials-dont-respond-to-ads/#20105445dcb2 https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2015/04/28/researc...
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoThe cynic in me thinks that’s because they have less disposable income.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoNot being content can also be an evolutionary disaster. Imagine a specifies that consumes more than the environment can sustainability produce and collapses the whole environment (for that species). This can be on a bacteria/virus level, insect level, mammal level, and of course human level.
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