The self-help industry tells Americans that problems exist only within themselves and keeps them from tackling the structural problems in their society.
If you have a fantasy, daydream, or secret desire, there is someone out there ready to help, for a price. The most toxic and seductive advertisements play into our fantasies. When in comes to advertisements, we can be our own worst enemies.
Advertising has always gotten me more worked up then it should. Something about the nerve they have presenting a product to you in a MOST disturbing manner and expecting you to buy it anyway. Here is a list of companies that makes me raise an eyebrow if not all out boycott their products.
They say that survival is a basic human instinct, well if that is true then it is clear that evolution is still largely at play in the human race. Clearly few of those who are now labeled with the title Survivor actually possess any survival skills, perhaps even to this day. Maybe if one d...
