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This kind of marketing directed at children is as old as television, and probably older. While there has always been jealousy directed at those who were affluent enough (and shallow enough) to pay extra for a logo, the escalating violence accompanied the breakdown of families, and the resulting destruction of values and character that's plaguing today's inner city children.

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Very true. I go into the history of marketing in a few of my essays including I Dream of Musk https://khmezek.substack.com/p/i-dream-of-musk-6b4, and Happily Slipping into our Straitjackets, about the pharmaceutical industry: https://khmezek.substack.com/p/happily-slipping-into-our-straightjackets

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