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madamesilverspurs

(15,810 posts)
Sat Jun 25, 2016, 12:23 AM Jun 2016

Weirdness abides.

Watching coverage of the mess called Brexit, listening to why or why not, even some expressions of regret and wishing for a do-over . . . and the commercial break goes to an ad with very British voiceover, extolling the wonders of the Jag-you-are, followed by an ad for a laxative . . . then coverage of Trump in Scotland with his Nazi balls and Florida lighthouse . . .

Is the world on drugs?

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Weirdness abides. (Original Post) madamesilverspurs Jun 2016 OP
God is a nihilist. ZombieHorde Jun 2016 #1
Like the characters in "Big Lebowski," you mean? villager Jun 2016 #6
They had goals and a plan, ZombieHorde Jun 2016 #11
You're accusing them of being "achievers," then? villager Jun 2016 #13
No, I'm just saying I don't think ZombieHorde Jun 2016 #14
God is an American Gabi Hayes Jun 2016 #10
Good song, in my opinion. :) nt ZombieHorde Jun 2016 #12
They're playing the Jag ad so much flamingdem Jun 2016 #2
Who knew? shadowmayor Jun 2016 #3
Reality is getting weirder and weirder and weirder. ReRe Jun 2016 #4
There's only one thing to say to Nazi balls.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2016 #5
Had the same "twilight zone" experience with the Jag ad. Bizarre! Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #7
the short answer to your question: Yes. surrealAmerican Jun 2016 #8
It's the Invisible Hand of the Free Market -- pretty much the same thing. eppur_se_muova Jun 2016 #9

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)
14. No, I'm just saying I don't think
Sat Jun 25, 2016, 03:49 PM
Jun 2016

the universe has any greater purpose or anything like that. The only sense anything has comes from ourselves.

surrealAmerican

(11,364 posts)
8. the short answer to your question: Yes.
Sat Jun 25, 2016, 07:18 AM
Jun 2016

Advertising and the "content" that exists to deliver it to you might as well be considered a drug. Its effect on your senses is much the same.

eppur_se_muova

(36,299 posts)
9. It's the Invisible Hand of the Free Market -- pretty much the same thing.
Sat Jun 25, 2016, 09:49 AM
Jun 2016

Almost every aspect of Free Market ideology is based on the absurd premise that participants are perfectly rational actors. Bizarre consequences are pretty much inevitable.

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