Under the heading of "too good to be true," the ad featured several celebrities at their worst versus their most-retouched selves. The difference was more laughable than startling. Does anyone doubt that fashion magazines are well-versed in Photoshop?
A similar ad appeared on yesterday's Facebook page. It said something to the effect of, "Cher is Gone at 70." I didn't click on that one, although my initial reaction was to stop and google her to make sure she was still in the land of the living (she is).
"So," I had to ask myself. "Why would anyone be foolish enough to fall for any of this?"
A quick visit to my favorite search engine revealed that a plethora (I've been hankering to use that word) of complaints exist from regular folks whose bank accounts have been depleted by this particular scam. In fact, there are blogs devoted solely to beefs about this one brand. Maybe it makes people feel better to talk about being fleeced, but it doesn't appear that anyone does anything about the situation other than share their tales of woe.
None of this is surprising. Which is sad. People believe what they read on the internet and hear on that TV station that bloviates about being fair and balanced, but is neither.
The truth is out there somewhere, but it sure can be hard to get to. Maybe the best we can do is look at a story from multiple sources before we believe it. Even then, we all have filters, so we're going to pull what we want to pull from any given source.
The speed of media is both exhilarating and terrifying. Like anything else, it's how we use it that counts.
Let's not be lazy out there.
Okay, enough of this. I have things to do. I need to find out if Tiger Woods was really suspended from the PGA for taking weight loss supplements!
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