tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post576963215744542310..comments2023-09-28T05:31:05.540-06:00Comments on Pondering the Myriad Things: Fear and Consumption :Updated with Letter to City CouncilTheresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-17642209993333916832009-01-27T12:04:00.000-07:002009-01-27T12:04:00.000-07:00Thanks Anon - We'll see what happens! It was good...Thanks Anon - We'll see what happens! It was good to at least express my opinion :)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-90075290256254564962009-01-27T10:30:00.000-07:002009-01-27T10:30:00.000-07:00I commend you for addressing your City Council The...I commend you for addressing your City Council Theresa!! The CBC Interview is yet another example of society's disconnection from Nature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-44905790881165379062009-01-26T13:22:00.000-07:002009-01-26T13:22:00.000-07:00Ok, I have sent a short email letter to City Counc...Ok, I have sent a short email letter to City Council...we'll see what happens next...Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-22848669414915948922009-01-26T12:57:00.000-07:002009-01-26T12:57:00.000-07:00SBT - I will :)Red Fern - thanks for stopping by a...SBT - I will :)<BR/><BR/>Red Fern - thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment :) It's encouraging to hear that a city as big as LA has clamped down on this kind of thing, at least for now. There's just information overload everywhere - It really does numb us eventually and I'm sure the governments and corporations like it that way. <BR/><BR/>Amber - wow, that is pretty blatant all right. I really don't know how the marketing types that come up with this stuff can look themselves in the mirror day after day. It really grinds my crackers, as Crunchy would say!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-16164283410359124912009-01-26T12:11:00.000-07:002009-01-26T12:11:00.000-07:00The worst example I saw was at Ottawa's Eco Stewar...The worst example I saw was at Ottawa's Eco Stewardship fair last spring. An insurance company had a booth set up with a big, slick poster of house being flooded. They were preying on people's fears around climate change to get business. <BR/>I was just a few months into my nothing new year and only just learning about concepts such as green washing and the like. I was disappointed to see that booth there.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504083012497351241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-2442813894573973622009-01-26T03:32:00.000-07:002009-01-26T03:32:00.000-07:00Brava! Your disgust is well-placed. Those fancy b...Brava! Your disgust is well-placed. Those fancy billboards are advertising, plain and simple. The amber alert/value to the community part is just pablum to help the advertising go down easier.<BR/><BR/>In most cities we already tolerate a dangerously high level of noise pollution (not speaking of music from cars but noise from machines and motors and electrical pings/hums/beeps etc.). If we let visual pollution reach an equivalent level, we'll likely be raving lunatics in no time.<BR/><BR/>In LA the city council initially ordered a moratorium on construction of these types of billboards. I worry how long they'll hold out though. Apparently the city gets a percentage of the ad revenues generated by the billboard and given the financial problems at this time, any revenue will be very tempting.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your local council.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-38759210565244032662009-01-24T23:00:00.000-07:002009-01-24T23:00:00.000-07:00Do let me know what you think, lady T.litetechca@g...Do let me know what you think, lady T.<BR/><BR/>litetechca@gmail.comJerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354640729644229842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-928411182271098992009-01-24T22:28:00.000-07:002009-01-24T22:28:00.000-07:00POH - that's a good idea. I don't live in the cit...POH - that's a good idea. I don't live in the city myself, but it couldn't hurt to write them nonetheless. <BR/><BR/>SBT - I do find the changing signs/screens we have already to be way too distracting, definitely. I don't know why it's necessary to bombard drivers with all these things. I will have to check out the Century of the Self - it sounds very interesting.<BR/><BR/>Ryan - neat new blog!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03908227916944431265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-55127763910372579702009-01-24T16:48:00.000-07:002009-01-24T16:48:00.000-07:00www.newresilient.comwww.newresilient.comRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498883352676519800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-25941849826211512762009-01-23T15:58:00.000-07:002009-01-23T15:58:00.000-07:00And yes, we see the use of fear (and guilt) to bot...And yes, we see the use of fear (and guilt) to both sell and control us, all over. One of the most important things I've ever seen is:<BR/><BR/>http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=8953172273825999151&ei=eEp6ScuIEKe6qAOftq25Cg&q=century+of+the+self&hl=en<BR/><BR/>The Century of the Self is the name of the 4 hour presentation...nicely broken down into 4 one-hour parts. The reality of the situation is that certain very intelligent groups and individuals have learned to manipulate the masses AND to make us pay for it. <BR/><BR/>I applaud your article and agree that you should definitely write your representatives.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354640729644229842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-24030757842869817382009-01-23T15:50:00.000-07:002009-01-23T15:50:00.000-07:00On a side but related note, I am of the loud opini...On a side but related note, I am of the loud opinion that there already exists FAR too much advertising signage on busy road sides. We'd save a lot more little girls, I think, by having less distracted drivers.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354640729644229842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018539519561702876.post-25149848579059032892009-01-23T13:15:00.000-07:002009-01-23T13:15:00.000-07:00Send your letter to city council! I imagine those...Send your letter to city council! I imagine those screens might be a distraction to the driving public, what with the flashing lights and changing images and all.... we have them here in Oklahoma City, as billboards, and they do take your eyes off the road.Peak Oil Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474901509039914502noreply@blogger.com