"Epic" "awesome" "revolutionary" "never before seen" "once in a lifetime"

Everything is hyperbole, to the point where "epic"--something that should describe the most important events of human history--is reduced to pressing buttons well in a videogame made for children

Not to say the Protestant core of the USA hasn't had something to do with it (it's the END TIMES, you're going to burn in hell FOREVER, God's love is INFINITE, etc.) but it seems like mostly a market construction

Comical how liberals do the whole "newspeak is coming" don't realize it has; don't need to ban words if you make them completely meaningless

"Freedom" means nothing, "revolution" means nothing, "just" means nothing, "socialism" means nothing, "democracy" means nothing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recuperation_(politics)

    • Reversi [none/use name]
      hexagon
      ·
      3 years ago

      When you get to a saturation point--advertisements on TV, the public transportation, billboards, your computer, your phone--I think there's an understanding that it's negative, but it's so pervasive it seems futile

      No one likes taxes, but you can point to them having a real use

      No one likes advertising, and it mainly exists to cement pre-existing companies deeper into the social consciousness rather than generate sales

      • Collatz_problem [comrade/them]
        ·
        3 years ago

        One of the most striking features of USSR photos is complete absence of advertising. It really helps to understand how incredibly ugly ads are.