Sean, you have just described me. I guess there are few people who are as little interested in shopping as I am. And I find those TV adverts so annoying. But I think we are a rare breed, and anyway there are times when we also fall victim to advertising, though we may not realize it.
Oh i am sure that advertising 'works' in general and does affect consumption for most folk, yes. and the affect on society is 90% bad. As it goes i DO enjoy shopping, but mostly for the kind of alternative stuff that almost no adverts are not made for: old 1960s music albums, mod style clothes, comic books, etc. and those are mostly in indie shops that can not afford advertising.
...and thanks for being the first person to subscribe here and comment. Like you, i recently decided to build up this substack thing into a regular platform for articles.. though i am not so sure its going to work well! But, ganbaru!
Sean, you have just described me. I guess there are few people who are as little interested in shopping as I am. And I find those TV adverts so annoying. But I think we are a rare breed, and anyway there are times when we also fall victim to advertising, though we may not realize it.
Oh i am sure that advertising 'works' in general and does affect consumption for most folk, yes. and the affect on society is 90% bad. As it goes i DO enjoy shopping, but mostly for the kind of alternative stuff that almost no adverts are not made for: old 1960s music albums, mod style clothes, comic books, etc. and those are mostly in indie shops that can not afford advertising.
...and thanks for being the first person to subscribe here and comment. Like you, i recently decided to build up this substack thing into a regular platform for articles.. though i am not so sure its going to work well! But, ganbaru!