Neuroman wrote:
I don't think they are bothering people - I am bothered by blinking things and just venting with an element of fun.
I mean, who wouldn't want tips for a more productive life?
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Unsure which ads these were-perhaps that's for the best, dislike motion on my screen. Nauseates me, flashing/blinking/zooming bright things.
Venting in this way reminds me of what I do-recontextualizing the soundbite. Some phrase/pattern of words I hear or read come to mind. Then I turn it around in my head and tweak it until I get a chance to express/bounce it off someone else. Things that irk me, only way I can bear them is to be mad then sad then hopefully I accidentally find some humor in it all. Repeat thing until it becomes unrecognizable, loses it's power to provoke. Like, if these commercial messages are to become ubiquitous, how each individual is going to "get used to" dealing with the invasion of mental space that happens as a result.
Pardon my lack of a point...
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