Liberals actually went along with Fukuyama’s “you will pay for your identity markers and you will like it” smugposting. It’s probably a part of why they tend to have walls of Funko Pops and need to tell you about the specific craft beer they sip while writing editorials.
they tend to have walls of Funko Pops and need to tell you about the specific craft beer they sip while writing editorials.
I hate how this isn’t even a contrived stereotype anymore. Have literally met these types and it’s all they have to justify their “everyone’s experience is unique!” slogans
you see, consumption is actually identity. the more you consume, the more idententer you are. self-actualization means boxing yourself within the narrow confines of what brands want to sell to you. why yes, I am very smart.
self-actualization means boxing yourself within the narrow confines of what brands want to sell to you
If you put on the glasses, that’s directly the message of contemporary advertisements. “Buy brand! Brand is superior to competing brand! Look at this fizzy cleaning animation!” tactics are long gone. Brands are now purchased identities and lifestyle signifiers and that’s much worse.
Liberals actually went along with Fukuyama’s “you will pay for your identity markers and you will like it” smugposting. It’s probably a part of why they tend to have walls of Funko Pops and need to tell you about the specific craft beer they sip while writing editorials.
I hate how this isn’t even a contrived stereotype anymore. Have literally met these types and it’s all they have to justify their “everyone’s experience is unique!” slogans
There are a staggering number of combinations of identity markers you can pay for! It’s like the NFTs of the offline world!
you see, consumption is actually identity. the more you consume, the more idententer you are. self-actualization means boxing yourself within the narrow confines of what brands want to sell to you. why yes, I am very smart.
If you put on the glasses, that’s directly the message of contemporary advertisements. “Buy brand! Brand is superior to competing brand! Look at this fizzy cleaning animation!” tactics are long gone. Brands are now purchased identities and lifestyle signifiers and that’s much worse.