Apropos of Nothing via theyblinked, I was reminded of a memorable post I read from the late Eugene Kan’s blog, which thankfully is still online:
Marketing threatens humanity like nothing else. Terrorism and disease pale by comparison, as those are obvious evils which, ironically, are easily erased with marketing. Marketing is covert in its pervasive diablerie. It cloaks itself carefully in good intention and assistance while secretly appealing to our most basic instincts. We don’t see marketing. Well-applied marketing is like well-applied makeup. It inveigles us with its apparent honesty, alluring us to the cruel and foul. We are powerless against its wile.
