Small changes can add up to big shifts in the environment - Deepstash

Small changes can add up to big shifts in the environment

  • Soda companies intentionally keep their prices down so we'll buy more. If we put a tax on this soda, that raises the price a little and nudges us away.
  • Food corporations bombard our children with advertisements for Captain Crunch and Cocoa Puffs. We can take those ads off the air.
  • If they pay grocery stores to put candy at eye level for our little children, we can put it a little higher on the shelf.
  • If they pay famous sports figures to promote Gatorade, we can pay them to say drink water.

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stevlove

Copywriter in advertising

We live in a world where we are surrounded by food products that are scientifically engineered to be habit-forming. Do you really think you have the freedom of choice? 

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