Showing posts with label Crass Consumerism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crass Consumerism. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

My promotion of commercialism is okay. Yours is not.

Do you catch the irony in this recent neighborhood elist exchange about Fairgrounds Speedway? [Names have been changed to protect the innocent]


John Q.: DON'T FORGET TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO BUY SEASON GRANDSTAND PASSES & SEASON PIT PASSES!!!! They will officially go off sale at 5 pm today!

Jane Q.: I thought this site was not to be used to promote any commercial entity...
[Signed] Jane Q.
T-Mobile. America’s First Nationwide 4G Network.


How many handheld device comments would we have to prohibit if we pushed rules against commercialism too far?