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Yeah no. The "elites" want profit, that's why we turned every part of the planet that we don't use for agriculture into concrete car scapes. Or Something.
> advertisements with unattractive people practically didn't exist ten years ago. Now we are constantly bombarded with them
incel vibes here. This is so hilariously stupid that it prevents me from being tempted to flag your comment.
"incel" is short for "involuntary celibate"; people who the other sex doesn't find attractive / can't get laid. Originally it was self-applied by people who wanted to figure out what was wrong with themselves, but turned into an insult years ago.
Homosexuals can't be incels?
Human culture is an incredibly complex system that can create shared behaviors without any central coordination. While I’m not in agreement (or disagreement) with the parent, it’s certainly plausible without the coordination you’re implying.
One likely cause is that “boring” style can appeal to a wider audience and sell more units.
Now I actually want to die from the vaccines.
Are you implying that’s a conspiracy theory? Big pharma has a history of abusing the edge cases and dismissing those is one of the major causes of “conspiracy theories”.
It's not all bad. A lot of film from the 70s had conventionally unattractive actors in leading roles. It made films more relatable.
Advertising is an interesting venue to try this in though. You're supposed to sell an ideal to aspire to, not a reflection of your own mediocrity.
The best advertisement I've ever seen was outside a hair salon in Japan. It was literally just a mirror on a sandwich board-- the most unflattering view of yourself possible.