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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @79c9095526 27 Mar \ parent \ on: The Future is More Stuff econ
I think I'm well informed about certain things and less informed about other things. With that said, I'm a minimalist, at least by typical American standards so I'm less of a consumer in general (despite how uninformed or informed I may be).
"Your personal experiences make up maybe 0.00000001% of what's happened in the world, but maybe 80% of how you think the world works."
-Morgan Housel (The Psychology of Money)
I don't disagree with you on advertising that it can create useless and irrational wants... but I think the endless desire would still be there, even without a big advertiisng industry
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Yeah, perhaps we just disagree on the percentages? My guesstimate is that 80%+ of material wants/desires of man are driven by the advertising industry.
I think there are natural evolutionary desires that push humans (or any animal for that matter) to survive, make themselves an attractive mate in order to procreate and pass on their genes.
Advertising/PR industries have bastardized those desires by making brainwashing society into believing that the Rolex or BMW or Prada shoes signify you are an attractive mate. Their advertisements make it clear they are trying to brainwash the population into believing these things. The man with the Rolex is a jetsetter with an attractive lady at his side. The gorgeous lady with the Prada shoes is an attractive mate.
They are trying as hard as possible to link their product to the fundamental human desires of survival, procreation, love, happiness, etc... and I must say they are quite successful at it!
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