I always liked this bit: "Industry could not benefit from its increased productivity without a substantial increase in consumer spending. This contributed to t

I always liked this bit: "Industry could not benefit from its increased productivity without a substantial increase in consumer spending. This contributed to the development of mass marketing designed to influence the population's economic behavior on a larger scale.[24] " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advertising#20th_century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advertising#20th_century