Comments on: Finding the worst in any situation http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/07/28/finding-the-worst-in-any-situation/ The Unpredictable Union of Pragmatism, Idealism, and Cynicism Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:08:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Gary http://www.flashpointblog.com/2008/07/28/finding-the-worst-in-any-situation/#comment-33292 Gary Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:04:10 +0000 http://www.flashpointblog.com/?p=1714#comment-33292 As a marketer (although not in mass media), I might lose my decoder ring for stating this opinion, but I think advertising is based on anxiety - your stuff isn't new, good, or big enough, so you need more. So what does media run on? Advertising? What's good for advertising? Anxiety. And I've noticed the more people pay attention to media (esp. TV and radio news), the more anxious they are. And, by the way, materialistic. I'll put my tin-foil hat back on... As a marketer (although not in mass media), I might lose my decoder ring for stating this opinion, but I think advertising is based on anxiety - your stuff isn’t new, good, or big enough, so you need more.

So what does media run on? Advertising? What’s good for advertising? Anxiety. And I’ve noticed the more people pay attention to media (esp. TV and radio news), the more anxious they are. And, by the way, materialistic.

I’ll put my tin-foil hat back on…

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