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Are you suggesting that newspapers are involved in a conspiracy to push the idea of home ownership so that they can sell adverts to DIY / home improvement compa
by Brakenshire 13y ago
Are you suggesting that newspapers are involved in a conspiracy to push the idea of home ownership so that they can sell adverts to DIY / home improvement companies? That is an, interesting, idea.
- benjaminwootton 13y agoNewspapers are in the business of telling their readers what they want to hear, and people they want to hear that owning is the path to wealth and that the value of their home is going up. In addition much of our media and the people within it have a vested interest in property price rises, usually because they are up to their necks in buy to let property. Exhibit number 1 from here in the UK. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Un_cxT0Q4M0/Tw7ZZCg1feI/AAAAAAAABgw/K0MISGjob00/s1600/1.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Un_cxT0Q4M0/Tw7ZZCg1feI/AAAAAAAABg...
- malandrew 13y agoWhoa. That image is enlightening. I'm curious if it is highly curated, conveniently leaving out certain covers, of if it is an accurate reflection of the newspaper's bias.
- Brakenshire 13y agoNo, the Express genuinely is that crazy, you could create the same panel of images for conspiracies about Princess Diana being murdered. But, other than the Mail, it's not at all representative of the rest of the British press.
- jbooth 13y agoNo conspiracy necessary. Just lots of little biases.
- VLM 13y agoA group of businessmen convergently evolving their profit maximization strategy is called a "business sector" not a "conspiracy". And I'm not claiming just big box DIY stores, but listing real estate agent ads, bank and mortgage broker ads, home repair, upgrade, and maint ads (plumbers, roofers, etc) and last but not least real estate developer / condo advertisers. Don't bite the hand that feeds you, especially when you're really hungry.