I think books are a little easier to ignore than TV or radio, but the idea isnt that different, more or less agree.
Yea in many ways the older advertising stuff was bonkers "Hey kids, buy our special BB guns, each BB laced with heroin and comes with a free 8--ball of cocaine too!"
@freemo @danilo
That's what I was thinking. You could probably replace radio with cheap books as well if you wanted to go back further.
And when it comes to marketing to kids, the 50's and 60's are without compare. Those two decades made everything before and after look tame.
If you ever thought TV was real or something to aim for, it's you who has the problem, not a faceless, definitionless "they" you've invented to justify your angsty, pathetic adolescent outrage.