How the Concept of ‘Branding’ Ruined Capitalism

How the Concept of ‘Branding’ Ruined Capitalism

Here’s a quick tip for all you aspiring marketers out there; people are stupid. They’ll buy products for a million and one reasons, and it’s entirely possible that none of those reasons include any variant on the words ‘need’ or ‘good’. People will buy one product over a similar product simply because they like the way that the box looks at the store. God damn.

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Myth: Capitalism Lifted Millions out of Poverty

Myth: Capitalism Lifted Millions out of Poverty

Fact: Members of industrialised nations imposed their own definition of wealth onto indigenous populations and, using this, determined that those populations to be ‘poor’ because of the lack of what made their own nations ‘rich’. They then capitalised on this new information by promising to make them rich, but instead exploiting them for cheap labour.

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How Studies play with Daa to make the Authors look Good (and how to fudge the numbers to further your personal agenda)

How Studies play with Daa to make the Authors look Good (and how to fudge the numbers to further your personal agenda)

According to a study by the American Automobiles Association, there has been a decrease in the number of adults in the United States who would be afraid to ride in a self-driving vehicle, year over year. 63% of respondents reported fear of riding in a self-driving car, compared to 78% of respondents at the same time last year. This is pure bullshit. Don’t be misled by official-sounding polls and surveys. Let Stoski show you the way.

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How One Corporation Could Change All Intellectual Property Law for the sake of Profit

How One Corporation Could Change All Intellectual Property Law for the sake of Profit

What will happen in the cases where corporations make billions of dollars from the likes of Micky Mouse, Bugs Bunny, or Superman? Will they one day enter the public domain? Will future generations be allowed to freely make Star Wars movies as we make Robin Hood or King Arthur movies?

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