Jay

Well nobody around me has alzheimers… and by the power of egg salad sandwiches I’m going to do my part to make sure they never do.

Anytime a propaganda machine says something is pointless to try, you can be guaranteed it’s making them nervous.

The world needs more people like you. I’ve been feeding a bunch of stray cats this summer, trying to make friends with them to bring them home for the winter. (It gets cold up here in Canada)

It’s crazy how many people just don’t seem to care about animals. It’s really nice to see there are some who do care.

This is No Effort November so it’s safe to assume he’s not putting a ton of work into this one.

Accidentally spill water in your bed and the next thing you know you’re getting adult diaper ads on every device you own for the rest of your life.

Ya I get what you mean, it doesn’t always work out for everyone without getting the word out traditionally, but it does happen.

Personally I think advertising only goes so far before a company just starts looking desperate by saturating the landscape with ads.

While some now invest in some level of traditional advertising, it’s not what made them big. As you said with Tesla, they only started advertising when people started realizing they were crap, and even then compared to other vehicle manufacturers they spend little. Go Pro used influencers and content marketing by their customers, the Dollar Shave Club made it to fame through viral videos.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/viral-branding-10-brands-got-big-without-advertising-kent-lewis/

I don’t know about that. Tiktok, Lamborghini, Tesla, Krispy Kreme, The Dollar Shave Club, Tupperware, Rolls Royce, Costco, Trader Joe’s, Go Pro etc all do little to no traditional advertising and do just fine.

Not that there’s anything wrong with some advertising to get the word out, but when you’re getting spammed with ads from every angle, that company starts feeling a little scummy to me.

The way I’ve always looked at it, a good product/service can typically stand on it’s reputation. If a company needs to spend millions on advertising to move their stuff, they’re probably not all that good or are overpriced. Someone is paying for all that advertising and it always ends up being the consumer.

And they will know what you look like. And with some data extrapolation where you are, where you go, your searches, what you’re into, your payment methods, where you live, your schedule, who you interact with, and the list goes on.

This is one more data point for big brother to collect and share with the highest bidder, or to get leaked to people who do not have your best interests in mind.

Interac if you’re Canadian, and if the store accepts e-transfers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interac

I’m half convinced my daughter eats the stuff.

Just ICE.

I live out in the boonies. It’s cheaper here, but not really when you factor in the costs of travel to get literally anything. Your money is just going into different pockets.

This right here is a wasp’s idea of heaven.

Along the same lines, A lot of times I’ll think of saying/doing something but then end up second guessing myself so much that I have to look it up just to confirm I’m not wrong. Then I feel even more stupid for not believing myself the first time.

Was having a party and a buddy had a bunch of weed. Due to a noise complaint the cops showed up at the door so I answered it and talked to the cops. Told them I’d turn the music down a bit and all was good.

Just as I was closing the door and going back to the party I heard the toilet flush. My overly paranoid buddy had flushed all his weed down the shitter.

I haven’t seen that light come on since I drove my old Ford Pinto.

Pocket change for the Nazi douche nozzle but still nice to see when he doesn’t get his way.

Yup, that’s what I did with mine… forget the capacity but it would go 3 or 4 days on a charge. Even came with a thicker back panel on the phone because the original wouldn’t fit.