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The malicious marketing and social control strategy where corporations pay the media to make everyone consider themselves so superior they will feel disgusted of most other people and stop interacting with them. With their social interaction skills atrophied, the only way they can satisfy their innate need to interact with others is by consuming products.
Though he had read every book on his wall-to-wall bookshelf and was exceptionately intelligent, like most Americans, product-produced isolation had gotten him to only interact with his family members, rarely interact with other human beings, and satisfy his innate need to interact with others by purchasing products—such as his automobile, from which he came to derive his, in reality, dwindling self-esteem, identity and health by not walking. He also purchased one of the most powerful revolvers, books, watches, and other things, some of which he collected. But all that only led to his declining mental state, and to feel good he became an alcoholic. After attending Alcoholics Anonymous for a number of years, he stopped drinking and became an expensive cigar addict.
by but for August 9, 2018
Selecting words to express an idea in a positive way conscious that doing so will engender positive consequences.
The chairman of the board asked the speech writer to write the announcement using positive articulation instead of the negative articulation she,—for unexplained reasons—had used. The managers were surprised to see that she worded the announcement as she did, wondered if he was a saboteur, got her fired on-the-spot, and had a different writer write the speech.
by but for October 20, 2017
Things such as a tattoo, a body piercing, a hairstyle, a type of shoes, hat or clothing, a body movement, a way of speaking, smoking, drinking an alcoholic beberage, using a drug, watching too much television, overeating, or engaging in some other usually addictive activity which indicates that an individual exhibiting any of those things is stupid.is there
Georgia Dunkay's addiction to video games, her obesity, and seeming pessimism were her stupidity indicators.
by but for October 13, 2018
A place or thing which can be improved, a person who is capable of improving themselves or is willing to listen to someone who wants to show them how to improve.
Eddie is not improvable, he doesn't even answer his Father's telephone calls or emails because he does not want to listen to his Father's advice. It seems he thinks he knows better.
by but for December 24, 2017
Apolitical, unbiased, or unpreferential individuals, media, speech, wording, or writing do not or does exist. Everyone is political, biased, and practices favoritism.
by but for April 15, 2022
Apolitical, unbiased, or unpreferential individuals, media, speech, wording, or writing does not exist. Everyone is political, biased, and practices favoritism.
by but for April 15, 2022
Not resourceful.
by but for April 11, 2022