I Think We're All Witnessing The End of an Era

in #life6 years ago (edited)

The death of the snake oil salesman is upon us.
Shady marketing tactics will be gone forever!

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Imagine

You're watching television.

A commercial shows the cheese melting, the bacon sizzling, the grease dripping off that burger, the man's man voice saying, "Mouthwatering goodness straight from heaven, injected into your soul and for only $2.99 plus tax. Get yours now or go to hell!"

Then you hear the record scratch sound, the room goes quiet, the voice of some random lady can be heard flying off the handle because that burger was complete trash and gave her kids the squirts for three days.

Why don't we ever hear that side of the story when it comes to advertising?

Because you can't sell bullshit if people are around to tell the truth!

"Crazy Gene's Mean Machines Used Car Dealership! These cars must go! The best used cars on the planet and we're practically giving them away!"

Then Bob walks into the scene and gives Gene a kick to the nuts for ripping him off! The camera pans out and we see a lineup of pissed off people just waiting for their chance to take a whack at that pinata named Gene.

"Do you suffer from life? Take this pill and everything will be better! Look at Mary walking on the beach with the dogs! She's sixty years old. Can you believe it! Consult your physician before purchasing because he's your dealer and that's the only way we can sell this shit. List of side effects include..."

Then they show the bodies!

The families who've been affected by this menace of a drug. All the birth defects, crying children with flies on their faces and everything else under the moon that happened because of this pill.

Not just the pill though!

That advertiser plays a huge role in this madness.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Not anymore! Not with the power of an immutable blockchain. If a product isn't up to snuff, these people can't bury the truth anymore. If some restaurant is constantly giving people food poisoning, they can't delete the negative reviews flooding into their comment sections. If some sleazy snake oil salesman is selling poison because it was cheap then marks it up 2000%, he can't say it came from heaven anymore.

These people either shape up or they ship out!

And that is beautiful.

Maybe, after all these years of being sold bullshit, honest advertisers can surface and we can enjoy our final few decades on this planet making informed purchases and no longer feel like being ripped off or misled by some useless piece of shit salesman who only knows how to lie for money.

Step right up!

Welcome to the Mighty Steem Blockchain!

Where integrity rules!

More and more people will find out about thee source for honest information and both sides of the story. People who know for a fact their product is superior and near perfection will flock to this place to say, "Hey you! We're awesome, here's proof, and these people honestly agree!"

Advertisers who depend on shady tactics like an audience paid to clap and smile during their infomercials will be a thing of the past!

If I want to buy a vacuum, I'll know which one sucks the hardest because thousands of people said so! Not because some guy in a fancy suit and nice hair knows how to point at dust spinning around inside of a plastic ball!

Now you might be thinking these people have the right to sell junk using lies and I agree! Others have the right to sell superior products using the truth and you'll see who's making more money at the end of the day and I guarantee it won't be Gene!

I fucking love this place!

So bring on the advertisers!

And let's have some fun!

Have a nice day!

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This is gold. Monatomic gold. Right here.

Just snort three lines a day to keep the doctor away!

Step right up.
Guarumteed.
Side effects include hallucinations, anal seepage and death.
Personal consultations can be had via Skype for $810.00 an hour!
Step right up.

This song is incredible.

Brilliant. You are a genius, hands down.
I know all this is coming from that the post of that trending cracker who was selling some stuff and edited it. Well done!

They need to know, even if they have to find out the hard way: nobody here is under any obligation to stay quiet. And yes, I did a little demonstration for everyone. Oops!

Advertising is used to persuade us the product is good rather than making a good product in the first place.

It's strange. Everything is so perfect, right? Some people even act like advertisements themselves now. Ever see a picture of a family argument on Facebook? Just smiles and perfect days...

Your friends must be more perfect than mine! The truth slips out in comments like, "My baby finally slept through the night. I'm so exhausted" and Facebook groups like "Mothers who need wine." lol

Stupid will always have a captivated audience. The internet just made the snake oil salesman's job easier.

They used to drill it into our heads. "Don't believe anything you read on the internet." Then they gave everyone phones and said these devices were smart. Back to square one.

But the devices ARE smart. It's the users who are not :D

Well said @nonameslefttouse ...
The important thing is to make a customer & not just a sale
... a satisfied customer is what should be the goal

A customer who is so satisfied, they're willing to tell their friends about the product or service and do the marketing themselves. The amount of time and money spent on lies is all a waste. They could have spent that time and money making the product worthwhile.

Exactly!!!

I wish I knew how to market my music. I mean, in the not-snakey ways. It's just not me, and I can't get it to people as a result.

At least there is a little something through Steemit :)

Putting talent on display is all an artist should have to do. Bands used to flyer the parking lots but here we just make blog posts. Since the community doesn't want entertainment on the trending page, there's not much one can do. Here, you can sellout and not make money, or float along and make a bit here and there.

Now you might be thinking these people have the right to sell junk using lies and I agree! Others have the right to sell superior products using the truth and you'll see who's making more money at the end of the day and I guarantee it won't be Gene!

Say No to misleading adverts.lol.
These days I stick more with natural herbs,fruits and vegetables than "wonder drugs".
I use natural things or milder creams for my body.

Better than rubbing in mixture of probably harmful chemicals on my skin.

In BTW: I feel like advertising my cakes. Anyone wants to place an order?lol

My mom is in her 60's and she reads magazines, gets excited, shows me an "article" about some ridiculous pill that promises miracles. Her heart breaks every time I point at that little tiny sentence at the bottom. "*This is an advertisement." And it should include, "disguised as an article to mislead you into buying our bullshit."

Those people behind that crap are a menace to society. Evil bastards! LOL

Yeah! Talk about using what we women
want: a perfect skin to mislead us.lol

This sort of advertising along with other tricks like hiring people to flood comment sections with good reviews, or to troll people that leave bad reviews, is one of the things I hate the most in the world right now.

If blockchain technology can help with this I'll be it's BFF for life.

I believe, since everything is transparent on a blockchain, and nobody can get away with being fake even when they try their best to mask their humanity with a public figure persona; things will change. Bullshit does not stand a chance, so they need to adapt.

One issue though. Sociopaths. When one shows even the slightest bit of humanity in the form of anger around these people, they try to make you feel low with words that play on others emotions once read. They want you to be nice or nothing because they don't know how to show emotion, they must act, and since being angry looks ugly, they don't act that way and frown upon others who do. They also have trouble laughing because it's natural and they can't do that. Look at me go off another tangent for no reason at all. Oh well, just words.

I'm not sure if the world is ready for honesty yet though. Too stunned by reality tv and marketing to even know what's real and what isn't anymore. Nobody likes to be duped, but pride gets in the way so they allow it in order to save face. Gotta be perfect.

Interesting perspective in your second paragraph. I was watching a stupid interview while pumping gas on one of those silly screens gas stations have now when I thought of this, but I never fully formed the thought as you did here.

I've noticed over the years how if you call someone out on their bullshit, where they did something that makes it look they don't have a conscience and can't think of others; they quickly spin it around to point out how I'm frustrated and possibly angry. As if it's a weakness. As if they are proud of themselves for thinking they are controlling my emotions. It's so eerie.

Yes, the controlling your emotions part is kind of sick. I think women more typically get called "crazy" under these circumstances, and men called "angry".

A commercial shows the cheese melting, the bacon sizzling, the grease dripping off that burger,...

Believe it or not, once I read this sentence, you reminded me of my steak 🥩 being cooked in my grill. You just saved my dinner 😆.
For people it’s easy to believe lie and sellers are aware about it especially when it comes to advertising. Repeat the lie 100 times and it becomes truth.

If I want to buy a vacuum, I'll know which one sucks the hardest

[laughter from crowd]

A commercial shows the cheese melting, the bacon sizzling, the grease dripping off that burger [...] Get yours now or go to hell!

Is it wrong that this sounds really wonderful right now? Like, I know the entire point is that this guy's a scheister. Doesn't change the fact that I want that heart attack burger now now. Extra grease please.

Burgers are great! I don't need anyone to tell me that. I just ate three! Didn't go to hell either. Probably go do some chin up leg lift twist combos later though.

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