[potato3732842]

An opinion that basically distills to "everyone who likes a thing that I disagree with has been indoctrinated by bad forces" doesn't exactly make whoever peddles it look intelligent regardless of what context it arises in.

[lm28469]

> doesn't exactly make whoever peddles it look intelligent regardless of what context it arises in.

Contrary to people praising the transcendental spiritual experience of burning gas and shifting gear, who obviously are the creme de la creme of what an independent and strong human intellect is capable of.

I also liked cars as a kid, because of all the money funnelled in toy cars, car movies, car games, car magazines, at some point I realised it was just a gigantic multi generational ad campaign from the beginning, I started questioning my belief, and has it turns out I didn't really know why I dreamed of owning these expensive metal boxes, it felt like a very artificial goal, almost as if it was pushed on my from the outside...

[potato3732842]

Let me be clearer. I don't care whether you're saying that people who like cars have been brainwashed by big oil or the people who buy highly processed manufactured food have been brainwashed by the food industry, it's a stupid baseline belief to have.

Most people who like their cars and their Oreos or whatever else do so genuinely.

[lm28469]

Food is a good example actually, for example nestle spent decades making coffee "cool" in japan even though it was never a cultural hit there, and Japanese people do "genuinely" love their sweet caffeinated drinks, because both are a drug so why wouldn't they love it! I'm still not going to defend nestle

https://medium.com/better-marketing/nestle-japan-coffee-4640...

How many people finally buy their 911 thinking they'll have "made it" just to realise it's yet another trinket trophy of the never ending rat race? If my comment made even a single person question their opinions I'll be content, as for the others I don't really care, it's not my time nor money, do what you please

[maest]

I think you underestimate the power of marketing and propaganda.

[FeloniousHam]

I think you underestimate the influences on your own thinking. #renégirard