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Whenever I read anything like this, I am reminded that everyone should see Adam Curtis' "The Century of Self" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoMi95tfgP4 https
by mrdevlar 10mo ago
Whenever I read anything like this, I am reminded that everyone should see Adam Curtis' "The Century of Self" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoMi95tfgP4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoMi95tfgP4) which is about how Sigmund Freud's nephew created the cancerous style of marketing that is ubiquitous in our society.
- sharkweek 10mo agoYes, this should be required viewing in high school imo. As someone who used to think I was generally “immune” to advertising, I have come to realize the influence goes so much deeper than “see ad on TV, go buy product” and is instead a much, much darker sense of “the only way to get rid of this anxiety is to Buy More Stuff.” His more recent Can’t Get You Out of My Head is also fantastic about how we got from There to Here from WWII to present day.
- kridsdale3 10mo agoI watched this more than 10 years ago and it remains the singular top recommendation I have to anyone who wants to understand modern society. IT IS THAT GOOD.
- stuxnet79 10mo agoI watched this documentary almost 10 years ago now and it changed my life.