Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Thank you Suddenlink and 5-Hour Energy

Guilty? yes, I am. I admit, i watch between three to four hours of TV a day. Add in the internet, homework, and face book and that brings me to a good solid eight hours of media exposure, bombardment, manipulation, well you get the idea. First off, I've been told I'm a rather observant individual, so its not unfathomable that i could observe the mechanism of advertisement through saturation. if you watch any TV, its possible you have seen a Suddenlink commercial telling you how great they are with the "largest fiber optic network in south Texas" or 5-Hour energy saying how much better they are than a cup of coffee. I just wrote that sentence from memory...ya, advertising doesn't work(sarcasm)....well these are two companies I have observed within the last week that practice saturation of the media or "information overload". I find this an abhorred fact of modern capitalistic society that they feel the need to manipulate people, through (by way of information) the basic emotions they experience, to achieve there own desires no matter how irrelevant or inconsequential. All be it though a necessary evil, I do believe there are responsible ways to approach this topic. However, I will delve into more detail when I return. Until next time, I'm Ron Burgundy, you stay classy San Diego.   

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