tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post8356395827146648072..comments2024-03-16T05:34:13.675-07:00Comments on The Commercial Curmudgeon: To paraphrase Thomas More: "Whatever may be done by Texting, you may rely upon me to do."John F Jamelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-30978518200424469012009-10-12T09:17:29.102-07:002009-10-12T09:17:29.102-07:00I couldn't agree more- companies like Verizon ...I couldn't agree more- companies like Verizon don't want to increase "connectivity"- they want us to stay DISconnected, lonely, and more and more dependent on phony "relationships" like the ones found through Facebook and Twitter (if I hear one more student brag about how many "friends" they have on Facebook...). These commercials never show people interacting with human beings, just staring at a stupid screen. Even the games you can add to your phones encourage you to keep your distance from other people- on the rare occasions in which we see people playing a game "together," they never, ever make eye contact. Fast food "restaurants" want to keep us fat (blathering and texting away on your phone instead of participating in sports - wonder how many calories that burns off?), which is just fine for the drug industry, which wants to keep us sick. <br /><br />And if you don't buy in to the "social networking," you are a weirdo. Whatever.John F Jamelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-46606493428169872382009-10-12T08:53:41.900-07:002009-10-12T08:53:41.900-07:00This sort of advertisement raises an important que...This sort of advertisement raises an important question: what is the morality of selling a product as a means of isolating the user from their fellows? Do they show us some guy calling a loved one or setting up a meeting for some useful purpose? No, they do not; they show people whining about milky minutes and playing silly games.DreadedCandiru2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15561460498807276057noreply@blogger.com