MAKE IT STOP!!! Stop the rampant consumerism

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spidey07

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Aug 4, 2000
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Just STOP it already. It's getting beyond ridiculous. It's downright puke-worthy. I can't even watch TV without being constantly bombarded by "buy me! buy me! You are worthless unless you buy me!"

1) Some guy decides to pay for his meal in cold hard cash and he is to feel bad about it? fvck that. My cash is good anywhere around the world.
2) Can't piss correctly? Here, take the ipeefreely pill and you're all good.
3) You can't be bothered to actually mop, so buy the disposible mop! Refills sold seprately. JEBUS! Nothing beats a good/hot/wet mop that might actually take, oh, 10 minutes. Learn to freakin' mop you morons.
4) Stop showing young couples in your commercials living in a god-damn 5000 ft^2 mansion smiling.

I'm about as capitalist as they come. But this damned bombardment constantly is why people are so fvcked up. See! You too can be happy! But you have to buy to feel it!

f'ing marketing.
 
Gunslinger08

Gunslinger08

Lifer
Nov 18, 2001
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Originally posted by: spidey07
<rant>

Just STOP it already. It's getting beyond ridiculous. It's downright puke-worthy. I can't even watch TV without being constantly bombarded by "buy me! buy me! You are worthless unless you buy me!"

1) Some guy decides to pay for his meal in cold hard cash and he is to feel bad about it? fvck that. My cash is good anywhere around the world.
2) Can't piss correctly? Here, take the ipeefreely pill and you're all good.
3) You can't be bothered to actually mop, so buy the disposible mop! Refills sold seprately. JEBUS! Nothing beats a good/hot/wet mop that might actually take, oh, 10 minutes. Learn to freakin' mop you morons.
4) Stop showing young couples in your commercials living in a god-damn 5000 ft^2 mansion smiling.

I'm about as capitalist as they come. But this damned bombardment constantly is why people are so fvcked up. See! You too can be happy! But you have to buy to feel it!

f'ing marketing.
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They do it because it works. Blame the people, not the marketing.
 
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futuristicmonkey

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Someone here has a quote in their sig which sums it up quite nicely, although I can't remember who it is. It goes something like "too many useful objects results in too many useless people". Makes damned good sense.

-ben
 
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Suspicious-Teach8788

Lifer
Feb 19, 2001
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Blame American culture. We save so little and spend so much. As an Asian, I'm educated to be cheap and to be frugal. Wewt. Buying on impulse isnt usually an issue.
 
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DaveJ

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Oct 9, 1999
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Right on. :D

This is why I'm glad I have a Tivo. I can skip all the damn commercials and still watch TV. Commercialism is OK to a point, but I've reached the saturation point with advertising since there's so much of it everywhere, and as a result I actively block everything that I can. I am *not* a consumer, dammit. I don't need lots of worthless crap, I'd rather have the money in the bank.

Dave
 
idiotekniQues

idiotekniQues

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Originally posted by: joshsquall
Originally posted by: spidey07
<rant>

Just STOP it already. It's getting beyond ridiculous. It's downright puke-worthy. I can't even watch TV without being constantly bombarded by "buy me! buy me! You are worthless unless you buy me!"

1) Some guy decides to pay for his meal in cold hard cash and he is to feel bad about it? fvck that. My cash is good anywhere around the world.
2) Can't piss correctly? Here, take the ipeefreely pill and you're all good.
3) You can't be bothered to actually mop, so buy the disposible mop! Refills sold seprately. JEBUS! Nothing beats a good/hot/wet mop that might actually take, oh, 10 minutes. Learn to freakin' mop you morons.
4) Stop showing young couples in your commercials living in a god-damn 5000 ft^2 mansion smiling.

I'm about as capitalist as they come. But this damned bombardment constantly is why people are so fvcked up. See! You too can be happy! But you have to buy to feel it!

f'ing marketing.
Click to expand...

They do it because it works. Blame the people, not the marketing.
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that is a myopic point of view.

it goes both ways. ive taken some marketing/consumer behavior courses. there is definitely a significant portion of it which deals with exploiting psychological attributes, low self-esteem and other wonderful things.

ive also seen highlights from marketing groups such as 'kids power' who try to addict kids at the youngest ages as consumers. ive seen them say things such as 'dont be too worried about creating anti-social behavior if that behavior can be used to create a good consumer'.

so there is a problem with the marketers.

on one hand we need marketing to get ideas out there because the selling of products breeds innovation and other good things. however, at the rate and intensity of which we are creating our consumerist capitalist model - we are destroying the soul of our nation.
 
pradeep1

pradeep1

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Jun 4, 2005
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I agree with you.

It kills me that every house on TV is so much cooler than what any young couple can afford. I ask my wife, do people really live in houses like that?

Others:

1. DeBeers commercials that brainwash women and men into spending too much for crystallized carbon (I am guilty this as well. :( )

2. Fat and/or dorky guys always married to hot chicks - King of Queens, Still Standing, Everybody Loves Raymond, Yes Dear. And they live in super expensive homes that they cannot afford on their salaries.

3. The "Downtown" Visa commercial. Follow your dreams and go downtown to shop and feel good about yourself, you worthless piece of sh*t.

4. Outback commercials - Let's go outback tonight, there will always be tomorrow...

5. and the worst are those Mastercard priceless commercials. Going into debt to make your stupid kid feel warm and fuzzy is more important than working to guarantee them a future education and the financial stability that comes from that and knowing how to delay gratification.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

:)
 
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OS

Lifer
Oct 11, 1999
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i don't care for it either, but the flipside is i wonder how far the economy will fall if people really stopped in any meaningful manner. The economy is built upon consumer credit, debt, spending, etc. :p
 
Dirigible

Dirigible

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Apr 26, 2006
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You're just mad 'cause you maxed out your credit cards and can't buy any more stuff. ;)
 
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Xyclone

Lifer
Aug 24, 2004
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If you guys have realized, they've already exhausted all the ideas on stuff they can sell to women with low confidence, so now they started with the male ones. Penis enlargement, weight loss for men, pheronomes, phone sex, text sex (wtf?), etc.
 
Dr. Detroit

Dr. Detroit

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Sep 25, 2004
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if it wasnt for these consumers my investment portfolio would be doing crappy.

I save they spend, I'm smart there dumb, I'm sad because I don't have the latest gadget:(


 
Aharami

Aharami

Lifer
Aug 31, 2001
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Originally posted by: Fmr12B
if it wasnt for these consumers my investment portfolio would be doing crappy.

I save they spend, I'm smart there dumb, I'm sad because I don't have the latest gadget:(
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you should go see your doctor about an anti-depressant about that.
 
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spidey07

No Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
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Originally posted by: idiotekniQues
that is a myopic point of view.

it goes both ways. ive taken some marketing/consumer behavior courses. there is definitely a significant portion of it which deals with exploiting psychological attributes, low self-esteem and other wonderful things.

ive also seen highlights from marketing groups such as 'kids power' who try to addict kids at the youngest ages as consumers. ive seen them say things such as 'dont be too worried about creating anti-social behavior if that behavior can be used to create a good consumer'.

so there is a problem with the marketers.

on one hand we need marketing to get ideas out there because the selling of products breeds innovation and other good things. however, at the rate and intensity of which we are creating our consumerist capitalist model - we are destroying the soul of our nation.
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Well said. It gets results.

I just hate to see self-esteem in young and old be manipulated like this. It's a well executed assault.

But have you seen some of the crap going about in the last few years? The super-happy young couple in their living room with HUGE bay windows and the kid rambling through different rooms that could fit 30 people per room???!!!! "oh, there he goes again".

Name one, just one commercial that shows a typical family.
 
kranky

kranky

Elite Member
Oct 9, 1999
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I salute the mindless consumers who keep the economy hopping, while I live frugally and save a good chunk of my income. Without them, I couldn't afford the stuff I get for ten cents on the dollar, still new in the box, at their garage sales.
 
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spidey07

No Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
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Originally posted by: Xyclone
If you guys have realized, they've already exhausted all the ideas on stuff they can sell to women with low confidence, so now they started with the male ones. Penis enlargement, weight loss for men, pheronomes, phone sex, text sex (wtf?), etc.
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ooohhh! Good point.
 
GTaudiophile

GTaudiophile

Lifer
Oct 24, 2000
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Oh, and Americans are the only ones duped into thinking that marriage = diamond ring. I don't know a single friend/family in Europe who bought their wife-to-be a diamond ring.
 
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