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0 pointsrazakel9y ago0 comments

>The entire purpose of life is to market.

Maybe my target market isn't slavish devotees of a vapid consumerist culture who assert their identity with commercial brands?

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mozumder9y ago

You know your marketing yourself right now with your statements to the audience here, right?

An audience built around silicon valley's capitalist culture...

razakelOP9y ago

>You know your marketing yourself right now with your statements to the audience here, right?

I understand your sentiment, but I believe that's a toxic worldview.

>An audience built around silicon valley's capitalist culture...

I am criticising consumerism, not capitalism.

sooheon9y ago

Interesting, what do you think is the distinction? The greatest contributor to flourishing capitalism is strong consumerism. And the biggest driver of the consumerist mind is capitalist manipulation. They feed off of each other, and are so intertwined that it's hardly useful to refer to one without acknowledging that it comes with the other.

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shiz9y ago

Since you have obviously figured this whole life-marketing thing out, what am I marketing when I am taking a shit or picking my nose?

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