Soul Stealers
They say the aboriginal peoples fear cameras, worried that pictures of them steal their souls.
I feel the same way about ads. My mental space is my soul. I guard it jealously. Ads are designed to steal my mental space. They sing or scream or joke or criticize or brag or cajole or give me puppy dog eyes, whatever works, trying to distract me just long enough for them to barge in, burrow deep within, set up shop and start influencing my thoughts, subtly or overtly, whatever works, just so long as I think their way long enough to buy their product.
So you could say I fear ads, worried that each one I see or hear steals a bit of my soul.
4 years ago • Notes