tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073789.post6466067444145532948..comments2024-02-23T20:05:42.671-06:00Comments on Eyeteeth: Incisive ideas: Fugazi frontman on consumerism, community, childrenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073789.post-21404126807709069382008-12-08T11:05:00.000-06:002008-12-08T11:05:00.000-06:00I don't know about that Ulysses. I don't think its...I don't know about that Ulysses. I don't think its the notion of "selling things" that he is criticizing but the advertising world as whole. I think the most basic premise of advertising is that it is "grand conspiracy to parasite on people's emotions", except maybe it isn't a conspiracy, it is a well established fact which is why advertising firms get paid what they do. <BR/><BR/>So many multinational US based corporations have played on artists good intentions and art works, to sell the products they've made through exploitation and then have it rammed into our brains via inescapable mass media. <BR/><BR/>If you read the article, it pretty much says something similar to how your post ends. I think Mr. MacKaye doesn't want to be a part of the aforementioned system, since it is toxic and unsustainable. <BR/><BR/>While some musicians maybe be able to support a family on cutting jingles for those corporations, it largely ignores the fact that the products they support are frequently generated through exploitation or unfair practices. Sure band x might get 10 grand for the song used to sell $150 sneakers, it is a really cool song. What about the guy that got paid $10 a month to make hundreds of pairs of those sneakers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073789.post-42763816995890720822008-12-07T20:26:00.000-06:002008-12-07T20:26:00.000-06:00cynical. "the people who sell things" - AKA, him....cynical. "the people who sell things" - AKA, him. it's naive to assume this "us and them" posturing. you sell things ian. everyone sells things. and sometimes people who make ads just want a cool song in the ad. one that they like. One that has some relation to the tagline or product. it's not always a grand conspiracy to parasite on people's emotions. we're all people and if you really want to change things, you need to stop assuming people you don't like (or understand) are evil and realize they're pretty much just like you. when you approach folks on that footing, then things can change. (that is if you want to change things rather than just complain about them).Ulysseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16545224860500603063noreply@blogger.com