March 25, 2004
Content Control and the Rise of the Insular Man
Mediapost opinion piece, by Jim Meskauskas
I've spent more than my fair share of time musing about marketing, advertising, media, and the future of the consumptive man (I use man here in the classical sense of 'human').
Before going on, I just want to point out that 100 years ago, consumption was first and foremost a progressive wasting away of the body especially from pulmonary tuberculosis. Consumption was something people used to die from; now it is what we are encouraged to do in the wake of a terrorist attack or to generally improve our humors.
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