From 734736b44ec12d1cf8ffe94757179c8a86c914db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brinck Slattery Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:09:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update 154-how-ads-wrecked-entertainment.md --- content/news/154-how-ads-wrecked-entertainment.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/news/154-how-ads-wrecked-entertainment.md b/content/news/154-how-ads-wrecked-entertainment.md index b6016053..60bdfa50 100644 --- a/content/news/154-how-ads-wrecked-entertainment.md +++ b/content/news/154-how-ads-wrecked-entertainment.md @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ author: Brinck title: 'How Ads Wrecked Entertainment (And What You Can Do About It)' date: '2018-11-17 14:00:00' -cover: 'Draper.jpg' +cover: 'Draper2.jpg' --- YouTube stars like Logan Paul have made careers out of [being awful, obnoxious human beings](http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/01/logan-paul-suicide-forest-video-youtube.html). 79% of Americans think that their fellow Americans [pay too much attention to celebrity news](http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/november_2017/americans_see_too_much_celebrity_news), and only 20% think [celebrities are good role models](http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/january_2017/few_see_hollywood_celebs_as_good_role_models), but we keep hearing about the same people over and over again. -If you’re in the right place at the right time with Dr. Phil, you can even make a living from unorthodox pronunciation and spelling of common words. +If you’re in the right place at the right time with Dr. Phil, you can even make a living from unorthodox pronunciation and spelling of common words. How did we get here? How can people who are so widely disliked remain at the center of attention? By the end of this article, you’ll have a better understanding of why advertising was grafted onto art in the first place, how advertising made mass culture terrible, and what you can do to stop the death spiral.