Submitted by Brandon (not verified) on Sun, 23/09/2007 - 12:13pm.
I agree with Hamish ...
Still, it is important to note that advertisers have teams of psychologists, pseudo-psychologists, and other brain-washers employers with the goal of infiltrating you child's mind. It is far more insidious than we know.
They have done research about how to influence people without them knowing it. Specifically, advertisers target the unconscious mind, convincing us that we need their product while bypassing the "thinking" part of our brain.
The use of subliminal images were banned in many countries decades ago, but this stuff is far more advanced and effective.
Oops, my paranoia is beginning to really show thru ...
Anyway, I just don't think that parents are equipped to neutralize all the subtle (and not so subtle) advertising that our children are exposed to. Actually, we ourselves are affected by advertising messages far more than we realize. How can we compete with this?
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I agree with Hamish ...
I agree with Hamish ...
Still, it is important to note that advertisers have teams of psychologists, pseudo-psychologists, and other brain-washers employers with the goal of infiltrating you child's mind. It is far more insidious than we know.
They have done research about how to influence people without them knowing it. Specifically, advertisers target the unconscious mind, convincing us that we need their product while bypassing the "thinking" part of our brain.
The use of subliminal images were banned in many countries decades ago, but this stuff is far more advanced and effective.
Oops, my paranoia is beginning to really show thru ...
Anyway, I just don't think that parents are equipped to neutralize all the subtle (and not so subtle) advertising that our children are exposed to. Actually, we ourselves are affected by advertising messages far more than we realize. How can we compete with this?