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July 25, 2025

In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.

Ivan Illich (1926–2002), American social critic, Tools for Conviviality (1973), Jay p.187

Who is to blame, other than the advertising industry? Should you care? Does government have a role to play here?

Don’t underestimate the power of advertising to get you elected in the first place—as no one votes for an unknown. Nor fail to appreciate how social media is the means of advertising today.

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