Episode 4 Details



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Hosts:
XlogicX
Evin Olsen



Show Notes:

-What desires are real and which ones are planted by corpos.
-Diamond industry plagued by child slave labor.
-Deodorant markets twice as many people by genderizing scents.
-diamond industry markets twice as many people; introduces the ring to the man
-"Every family needs two homes"
-"Favorite colors" (expanding the market)
-Television is a good medium of corporate propaganda, along with the Internet (targeted advertising).
-TV viewers are sheep for the advertisers, not people consuming entertainment.
-I robot - product placement insult.
-Fuck Converse, Nike, and Phil Knight.
-Kids Toys - early training for obsolescence (they brake, they can be replaced).
-Technology held back until it hits it's top profit, then the next "widget" is released. (examples: stereo, processors, etc...)
-Hackers don't need top of the line gear.
-Question your NEED for every purchase.
Shouts to me and Counter Culture.



Email 1:
From Finite:

Hey logic,

Found your site via NewsReal. Really enjoying the show so far, you're giving out some solid tips, keep up the good work.

I got into the whole blackspotting deal after watching Sean K. explain the concepts in Patrolling. I've come across a problem though, and I thought that as you've probably been at this game much longer than I, you might already have the solution.

I have myself a 'messenger bag' that I use in day to day life. Really solid bag, good construction, hasn't died on me unlike other bags I've had. But it has a nice big nasty corporate ad on the side. The problem is, the damn thing is stitched in. If I black it out, it'd still be noticable because of the bumps. There doesn't seem to be a way to unpick the stitchings without pulling half the bag apart (and that'd probably reduce its lifespan quite a bit, I'm not exactly Mr. sowing expert).

I'd thought of ditching it for another bag, but it's really good quality, and I abhore waste.

Sorry for the length of the email.

Thanks,
finite


Email 2:
From --twirlz:

XlogicX--

Have to say that you have a great show with awesome ideas to express.

One thing i was thinking while listining to your first ep about blackspotting. Most people that i have experienced like the company that they wear ( i have yet to understand this thinking ) and in turn don't mind advertising for them. So with this thinking on their part they must then AGREE with what the company does i.e sweatshops and what not.


Keep up the Great show, and waiting for the next one.

--twirlz


Email 3:
From ponyboy:

Hello, I have just started listening to your show (episode 3 was the first for me). It has been a long time coming since I have thought about such things as culture jamming and corporate influence on my daily life. Shortly after listening to your show I went in to work (i work in a restaurant) and it began to dawn on me how misleading we are with our advertising. For example, we sell chocolate chip cookies, which we get frozen in bulk. While we do bake them daily, i find it very misleading that we advertise them as 'Fresh Baked Cookies'. I know this is small change compared to alot of other things, but I think that it is still a bad thing. I feel like a bad person everytime someone orders the cookies because I am lying to them! I just wanted to thank you for helping open my eyes.

Jam on.
ponyboy

Also, i was wondering if you'd be interested in coming on my radio show to discuss culture jamming and the likes. The show is a bit longer, so it would allow you to fully rant about things, instead of having to cut short in order to fit into your 26 minute time slot.


Email 4:


Hey, Logic, if you want a good meme to disabuse, here's a few related memes to work on.

"Dimonds are forever."
"A diamond tells her you love her."
"Diamonds are a girl's best friend."

What do these mean?

This, of course, means:

"We want you to believe that love means you will buy a diamond. We want this so much that we will invent a tradition (through marketing) to ensure that you will buy diamonds. Why do we do this? Because we went and purchased as many of the world's diamond suppliers as possible, and then sell the diamonds at inflated prices.

Who is this "we?" DeBeers, of course. In the 20th century, they invented the diamond tradition for the sole purpose of inflating the price of diamonds. They produced one of the most successful marketing blitzes in the process.

So, what is so important about a specific clear crystal that it would be so much more expensive than other, rarer crystals? Nothing, really.


Commercial:
DeBeers: Radiance Collection
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-Non-Sequeter


Links:
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