It's the time of year when the comics make a lot of jokes about kids being naughty or nice. All very funny :-)
An article in The West destroys any possible fun.
Parents are now expected to put up a spy doll. A "shelf elf"
The child is told that the elf is spying and reporting.
How absolutely horrible :-(
Worse: the parent is expected to move the elf every day.
Spying from anywhere. Neither parent nor child is allowed to relax.
And the elf must be accessoried -- more than just dressed up. At extra, daily, expense. Accessoried with worthless elf junk which then goes into the bin... landfill.
The spy elf will also have a microphone.
Every childish joke will be recorded.
And... you can bet
... sent to China, for more marketing.
Not just the children's words: Every word in the household will generate tailored, sponsored, targetted marketing.
An absolutely sick "toy" :-(
A solid, sordid, exercise in marketing.
Thank goodness for the childrens' page in the local Community Post newspaper.
The headline is simple:
You have all been very nice :-)
Hi kids!
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Independent Dexitroboper
you cannot back into the future
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