Well, this thread got an interesting twist.
I am with Tom all the way here. "Energy" drinks? Right to smoke? Advertising on
your clothes? And actually, "sports" cars for streets?
Brainwashing.
I hope I understand him when he says he lives in a house. A good house: a home. I only hope he mantains his points of view all his life! Not many people I know can
feel in his guts how wrong is to allow money to triumph over human thought. Spencifer_Murphy shows how indirect is the process that makes you forget your conscience...
I know you have the "right" to smoke, eat fake food, speed on the road and the such. I do not call them rights but weaknesses. Manchild, always to the bone, talks about what we can do when we have a "public appearance" chance.
I am not a rightneouss person. As Crabbia and West tell us, in the
George Carlin inimitable style: take a f** chance! There is always humour around it, because there are ironies: to complement Lightspeed, some people says that the "Jhonnie Walker" ads is what makes lovely to see Raikkonen "keep walking" to the pits after the car blows!
But I am sure that Crabbia and West also recognize cleary that the degree of development this kind of things have is because some people make a living from exploiting our weaknesses. This is the problem.
I dare to express it this way, to make an analogy taking the argument to the extreme: what will you think of ads saying "I support the Kosovo war", "Sniff more of it!", or "Eat your daily dose of cholesterol"?
McLaren failures, unfortunately, won't last long as the sport was sold and bought many years ago. Once you sell your soul it is really hard to find the reverse. I thought most people understood that. Racing Maniac cleverly points out the difference and shows you an intelligent grouping of teams. It is all about
what you do with your money.
Take this forum as a good example: where are the intrusive ads? Where is the betting? Apparently Tomba has not had the need nor the intentions to sell
us, and he certainly could. He has given us a lot of his time "for free", investing on the future, building a community around a healthy aspect of a rising sport. He has chosen a sport unique to do this, a sport dominated by the endeavor for knowledge, the quest for safety (and efficiency, of course).
In the middle of an Internet that shows all facets of human spirit, I am sure he is glad he choose a "virtuous" aspect of it. This place could be called "Boobies Technical". Instead, it revolves around a smart "Princesa".
Dumrick points out the dark aspects of cars factories involved in this sport. I have explained elsewhere that cars kills 1.2 million people annually, compared to 1.6 million deaths by wars, suicide and homicide.
I only hope this attitude brings the reward it deserves and the pride that keep you away from such temptations that bring the "wad of cash". This is also a sport in danger because of the ever rising levels of money involved.
Maybe there is a middle of the road: F1Technical now have some (elegant) ad area. Some companies make a conscious effort to support "good ads", as Williams. You can make a living supporting things that are good for your fellow human beings. I only hope we all were that strong.
