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I don't think they had to work that hard. Cigarettes check a lot of boxes - oral fixation, the way the smoke moves, the whole concept of a style accessory(1)...
by sliverstorm 11y ago
I don't think they had to work that hard. Cigarettes check a lot of boxes - oral fixation, the way the smoke moves, the whole concept of a style accessory(1)... it has panache that alcohol certainly can't match.
(I don't know the proper name for it, but the idea of one object as part of your person that draws attention, kind of like how a good photograph needs a focal point that naturally draws the eyes)
- JonnieCache 11y agooral fixation Guess who Bernays' uncle was. Yeah.
- hellbanner 11y agoSure, but they were still culturally taboo until Bernay's media exploitation. I think this is kind of fascinating -- imagine one tweet suddenly opening up a segregated demographic.