All the world is an ad

Or an advert, if you’re British. But, chances are that you aren’t. So there.

Sometimes it really does feel like everything is an ad. I listen to the radio, and beyond the obvious ads, the DJs are talking about their favorite products (Tivo! Burgers from X! TV Shows!). Product placements on TV have gotten worse. (did the man in black from Lost use an Apple computer in the last episode? No. He didn’t. But it would’ve been funny if he had.)

Of course, you go to the store and it’s that way too. Every chance they get to remind you of how unfulfilled you’ll feel until you buy! buy! buy!

We consume. We’re expected to consume. Consume and throw away. The more they convince you to consume, the better off they’ll be. I think it’s important for us to remember that. That’s how they pay the bills.

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  1. mKhulu says:
    May 27, 2010 at 8:18 am

    “Godliness with contentment is great gain.” Maybe we are each more oriented to this world (think economy) than to the one we have been transformed to be suited for. Count me.

  2. Aunt Deb says:
    May 27, 2010 at 6:51 pm

    I read something great by Paul Tripp last night in line with MKhulu – http://paultrippministries.blogspot.com/2009_09_06_archive.html – called Location, Location, Location here is a teaser:
    1. Location, location, location: You live in a dramatically fallen world….
    2. Location, location, location: The big battle is fought in your heart…
    3. Location, location, location: You will run somewhere for refuge…
    4. 4. Location, location, location: Where you are heading, trouble will be no more…

    Worth a read –
    Love
    AD

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