Advertising skips the intellect entirely; it goes straight... - Deepstash

  • Advertising skips the intellect entirely; it goes straight to your survival reflex and seduces the second circuit with status cues.
  • Every brand is a tribal signal and every ad is a ritual. You're not choosing a product; you're reinforcing your symbolic identity.

Wilson's warning is subtle but devastating: Every institution that trains attention is programming it.

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What if your entire personality was just software—written by parents, schools, ads, trauma, and culture? 🤔 This is pt. 1 of the series.

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