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14. "a few ancient and simple parts of the human mind don't know television is not reality"

Reply to hunter (Reply #9)

Sun Aug 23, 2015, 01:34 PM

Aug 2015

This is one of the assertions in a 1970's book called Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television by Gerry Mander, an advertising man.
That argument and all his other arguments have held up very well even though the book is 40 years old. Read that book if you haven't.

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How Advertising And Entertainment Shapes Your Subconscious [View all] Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 OP

Freudian psychology edhopper Aug 2015 #1

This isn't Freudian Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #2

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I didn't get to deep into the article edhopper Aug 2015 #5

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Jungian theories edhopper Aug 2015 #20

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It's like you're reading my mind. Orrex Aug 2015 #8

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Applied nuero science Ichingcarpenter Aug 2015 #10

I was forced to endure 3 hours of ABC's morning programming last week Orrex Aug 2015 #13

"a few ancient and simple parts of the human mind don't know television is not reality" Nay Aug 2015 #14

"J"erry. ;) He also wrote The Great International Paper Airplane Book greyl Aug 2015 #15

Thanks. And the business is even more sophisticated now... hunter Aug 2015 #17

That is why they spend millions on R&D. Rex Aug 2015 #19