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Clodsire@lemmy.ml to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 5 days ago

‘Advertising Doesn’t Work On Me,’ Says Chosen One Who Will Lead Humanity Out Of Dark Age Of Commercialism

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Clodsire@lemmy.ml to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 5 days ago
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PORTLAND, OR—Preaching the virtues of breaking free from an oppressive system of mass brainwashing, local man Dan Pearson, the chosen one who will lead humanity out of its current dark age of commercialism, revealed Monday that advertising doesn’t work on him. “I actually do research online instead of just buying something because of some dumb […]
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    Advertising doesn’t work on me, because I see no ads.

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      I can think of one time in the last decade an add influenced me to shop, that resulted in a sale. I can think of literal countless times an advert has annoyed me to the point I would never shop the product they are showing again.

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        When advertising is done right, you don’t know it influenced you. That’s why it’s scary.

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        There seems to be an inverse relationship between how often one sees/hears an ad, and the quality of the product being advertised.

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      Holy shit that dancing banana is a throwback

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        I can still hear “It’s peanut butter jelly time!” whenever I see it lol

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      Same and it’s kinda fun. New games and movies come out all the time without me knowing anything about them.

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        “oh shit, and i can enjoy it right now? Sweet”

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      I don’t see ads unless I’m using someone else’s TV. And then it pisses me off

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        I get irrationally angry if I’m even in a room where there are ads.

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      This is an Ad for The Onion.

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        No this is Patrick.

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          And what do Krabby Patties have? Onions.

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