Consumerism

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  shortsighted because i don't think taxing advertising would stop consumerism. The issue is much more diffuse than advertising.....

  might as well ban all lifestyle magazines....all celebrities that accept sponsorship.... all tv programmes/news reports etc. that fetishise technology... close every store that sells
  only ghetto-fab clothes... etc etc etc

  don't know about u, but i'm more susceptible to wanting to emulate my peers, than when i see U2 promoting iPod. That kinda shit makes me never wanna buy a U2 album eva again (not that i ever would). And i reckon the majority of us are more clued up about direct advertising, than if we go to a "cool club" and see everyone drinking Asahi, then we all drink Asahi. As i say, it's much more diffuse than just advertising.

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