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#commercials

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Came across this 1990s #Honda Civic Del Sol commercial and it’s absolutely incredible. Watch closely at how the “beach towel” car morphs into a 3D car. Look at the woman’s legs as she swivels them under the windshield, or how the man operates the trunk as the kid bounces the beachball on the hood.

I am so commercial adverse that that they make me physically ill. I partly blame my ADHD but I primarily blame the skeevy mental manipulation they contain.

I have literally turned off shows and podcasts because I couldn’t stand hearing another commercial.

“But how else are we supposed to make mo-“ quit fucking wasting my time with manipulative eye and ear garbage!

I know for some reason I am the only one counting and upset about this but

We are now being subjected to 8 DIFFERENT #TRUMP #COMMERCIALS on all the non-Fox #TV networks (new ones each week)

It's nauseating but will definitely have the desired effect of getting people accustomed to constant praise of Trump and blatant outrageous #lies being fed into their #subconscious 24/7

This should be a MUCH bigger story!

Democrats must counter with ads of their own!
#uspol #brainwashing #advertising

No surprise - and the gambling industry is defiantly hitting the gas hard on #TV gambling #commercials:

NBC News Now reporting an upsurge in #GamblingAddiction. Esp sports & online gambling.

Since 2017, the volume of #sports gambling has increased from $4.9B to $120B+ in 2023.

This from #NPR:
Searches for gambling addiction help go up after states legalize sports bets: npr.org/sections/shots-health-