tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post3039776785281744991..comments2024-03-16T05:34:13.675-07:00Comments on The Commercial Curmudgeon: Real Children, Not Actors, Being Damaged at a Very Young AgeJohn F Jamelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-28860011443286034172016-05-26T19:36:03.060-07:002016-05-26T19:36:03.060-07:00in addition, why would someone sign up for an in c...in addition, why would someone sign up for an in car wifi/4g/lte account when a smartphone will do the trick ?koolstridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331224285466959711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-56122044626143660222016-04-23T13:22:50.253-07:002016-04-23T13:22:50.253-07:00First, how awful is it that kids are being taught ...First, how awful is it that kids are being taught at a young age that a motor vehicle should be, first and foremost, not a means of transportation, but an entertainment center on wheels? And that if it's not an entertainment center that can accommodate everyone's pleasures at once, it's no damn good?<br /><br />Second, what about teaching kids the value of those highly old-fashioned concepts (I guess) known as "sharing" and "taking turns"? What's wrong with teaching kids that sometimes there's not enough of something to go around for everyone to get to enjoy one at the same time, so you have to wait your turn and be considerate and try to make sure everyone gets a chance?<br /><br />...Oh, sorry. I forgot. This is an ad for a really expensive motor vehicle. Its job is not to teach the values of sharing and taking turns. Its job is to persuade guilty parents that if they don't cater to their children's every desire by buying this gas guzzler, their children will be irreparably scarred by having experienced the concept of Scarcity. Heaven forfend.Morning Kvetchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212725744949084479noreply@blogger.com