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We need to be teaching young people the skills for critical thinking when it comes to advertisements. These companies pay teams to work full time to outsmart ou
by mass_and_energy 2y ago
We need to be teaching young people the skills for critical thinking when it comes to advertisements. These companies pay teams to work full time to outsmart our monkey-brains, and it's not fair to expect the average person to have the time to educate themselves about this. By making it part of the curriculum in social studies, we can empower the next generations to make informed decisions instead of being hoodwinked by the endless psychological strategies employed by advertising firms and influencers.
- candiddevmike 2y agoHow do you plan to do that with 4 year olds? I don't understand how the "think of the children" outrage hasn't spilled over into advertising. Must be good advertising.
- drawkward 2y agoBecause parents are unwilling to admit that they have been allowing their children to be brainwashed.
- mass_and_energy 2y agoHonestly it's half this and half the fact that the people who have the power to make the changes required are profiting from deceptive advertising practices by means of shell-owned stocks in OMC, IPG, and the like.
- mass_and_energy 2y agoI can't speak for all countries, but generally speaking in Canada as well as USA, social studies isn't taught in kindergarten to that level. To be clear: 4 year olds usually can't count high enough to understand that 100 pennies is akin to one dollar. So as far as being concerned about what they're spending their money on, you're a little early for that worry. I feel like you already know this though. You're no fool Mike, surely you already knew this, so what's your endgame here? Are you looking for confrontation? Or do you have a better idea?