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Re:The Vanishing Idealism of Burning Man by Zarath on Thursday August 23, 2018 @04:01PM (#17830266)
An advertising executive probably makes more than enough to not be an advertising executive if they so choose. You don't find it ironic that an advertising executive goes to Burning Man? Advertising, a cornerstone of late-stage capitalism? Sad really, because this person can pretend for a week that they aren't the ones making things worse.
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Re:The Vanishing Idealism of Burning Man by beaconstudios on Thursday August 23, 2018 @04:57PM (#17830652)
The system directs the people, not the other way around. Ad execs aren't the cause of consumerism any more than consumers are; at this point it's a self perpetuating system. Blame the designers of that system of you feel the need to point the finger: Edward Bernays for starters.
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