The dichotomy between the news and the advertising spots on news shows these days has me simultaneously scratching my head and rolling my eyes. In fact, it’s pretty funny.
Next up: how terrible the economy is, how we are losing life as we know it, watching Wall Street flop around and foam at the mouth. Then they cut to commercials. The commercial then spends 30 seconds trying to convince me that I should go out and buy things. My life as I know it will not be the same if I don’t get this gadget or that shampoo, for the low price of 19.99 plus shipping. Now back to the news. We should churn our own butter and stock up on canned goods to prepare for the apocolypse, right after this break. During the break they convince me that I should go on a cruise with Royal Carribean. Indulge. Treat yourself, you deserve it. Now back to the financial news. The Dow Jones Average is down more than it has been in your grandparent’s lifetime. You should prepare the emergency bunker and invest in a ham radio that you probably wouldn’t know how to use, just in case TV signal goes dark.
And on it goes.
Bottom line, I’m gonna invest in a cruise where they have complimentary shampoo and gadgets, they teach you how to churn your own butter, and there’s a really large bomb-proof life boat. It’ll make everybody happy.