Fan forum for Azumanga Daioh and Marty (and O&M to a limited extent)
https://www.definecynical.net/forum/
https://www.definecynical.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=8549
I think a lot of kids naturally seek conformity as a form of validation. But they don't like to have it imposed by people they perceive as authority figures. Thus, advertising has to convince you that the decision you're being manipulated into making is actually your own.
This does explain Apple's marketing for the past decade...I think a lot of kids naturally seek conformity as a form of validation. But they don't like to have it imposed by people they perceive as authority figures. Thus, advertising has to convince you that the decision you're being manipulated into making is actually your own.