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meclm101  ·  2708 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: ETrade's new campaign is everything that's wrong with capitalism

True. And I don't think trying to control unwanted advertising intrusions is the way to go. It all seems to go back to upbringing and education. Are we teaching our kids how to manage themselves in this new global world? It's very hard to resist, and teach our children to resist, the results of "trickle-down" greed, selfishness, and just plain meanness. Sometimes it feels like being sucked into a vortex where there is no choice, just automatic compliance with buying whatever update or new version of the things we already have.





kleinbl00  ·  2708 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Are we teaching our kids how to manage themselves in this new global world?

Negative, Ghost Rider. It is far easier to predate on the naive than it is on the savvy.

This is a commercial for a company whose livelihood is dependent on Joe IRA thinking he can beat this shit:

That's 10 milliseconds worth of trading of one stock (Merck) on May 16, 2013. But don't get mad, get even, right?