We haven’t had any form of cable or satellite service in our house for about 2 years. Instead of paying to watch advertisements mixed in with the few shows we did like, we have been using mostly Netflix. I recently bought a Roku device and signed up for a free trial of Hulu+. I like Hulu+ so far as there a lot of programming choices for a pretty low fee of $7.99/month. One of the downsides though is that there are still commercials though less than with the more traditional forms of services. I understand the necessary evil that enables the programming but was disturbed at the commercials I did see. I suppose that after taking the red pill, every form of corporate advertisement and the constant message to “buy, consume, repeat” are just overwhelming. My mind is no longer numb to them and screams in pain every time it sees one.
There is a Target commercial I saw last night of a skinny white woman in heels “working out” to get ready for the shopping frenzies we use to call the holidays. Her workout consists of her pulling 2 shopping carts full of ‘stuff” up a hill in her suburban neighborhood. Every last detail of the commercial and the message appalled me. I only hope that I am not the only one feeling this way.
