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I am downtown quite a bit. It is a great place to watch people.
The other day I saw this homeless man walking around a fountain over and over again. He was talking to the air, to whoever would listen or just to himself. He was selling ads. For a while, he said he was part of OnStar (a thing that you can put in your car and it tracks you). He said HIS satellites are all over the world, making "OnStar, the most dependable security system out there." HE said a lot of other ads too.
It really struck me as sad, funny and interesting at the same time. At the time, all the yuppies were out on their lunch break and the square was really busy. And here is some homeless guy trying to sell ads he stole from TV, but he is in essence showing the stupidity of capitalistic advertising (whether he meant it or not). So many people trust those who act like like experts on TV, but they are really there just to look pretty. You won't believe a roughed up homeless man, who is partly a negation of society, when he says that OnStar has satellites all over the world or that his company can protect you from child molestors, but you will believe a clean shaven suit-wearing man on TV (who is an affirment of society). Which is crazier? Lawyers, OnStar, CEOs do a million times more harm than he does. But, we believe in them and support them.
The other day I saw this homeless man walking around a fountain over and over again. He was talking to the air, to whoever would listen or just to himself. He was selling ads. For a while, he said he was part of OnStar (a thing that you can put in your car and it tracks you). He said HIS satellites are all over the world, making "OnStar, the most dependable security system out there." HE said a lot of other ads too.
It really struck me as sad, funny and interesting at the same time. At the time, all the yuppies were out on their lunch break and the square was really busy. And here is some homeless guy trying to sell ads he stole from TV, but he is in essence showing the stupidity of capitalistic advertising (whether he meant it or not). So many people trust those who act like like experts on TV, but they are really there just to look pretty. You won't believe a roughed up homeless man, who is partly a negation of society, when he says that OnStar has satellites all over the world or that his company can protect you from child molestors, but you will believe a clean shaven suit-wearing man on TV (who is an affirment of society). Which is crazier? Lawyers, OnStar, CEOs do a million times more harm than he does. But, we believe in them and support them.