[eaandkw]

I think I despise marketing. For one marketers and spam calls have basically made me put my phone in airplane mode permantely, only allowing people in my contacts to get thru. I am getting close to the point of getting rid of my cell phone. If I get unsolicited emails I set up a rule to send them straight to the trash can. Mostly I am getting tired of every single interaction with a person or technology being used or designed to extract information or money. Don't get me wrong. I am willing to buy things. I just don't want to have to spend X amount of dollars for the rest of my life.

[vb6sp6]

I don't think "marketing" is to blame here.

Spam never seems to lead to a legitimate businesses (having to unsubscribe from legitimate newsletters and such is annoying)

And lots of products and services seem to want to extract data and money, but that also feels like it is a result of "product" departments, not the marketing departments.

I do agree with your overall sentiment: It is really annoying to do business with lots of companies out there.

[paulcole]

> I think I despise marketing

He posted on a site that’s fundamentally a marketing campaign for a venture capital fund.

[eaandkw]

You know, I've never looked at it that way. But your probably right. Maybe I do like commercials after all.

At least it is unsolicited.