Urban Lifestyles Versus Suburban Lifestyles

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In the suburbs, you need those brands even more because you're driving at these high speeds it's not a culture where you're kind of on foot and so if you're going to go shop at a store or go to a restaurant or something like that. You know you're looking for the identifiable brand in a way that you might not need as much if you're moving a little bit slower in a city itself. The most level of competition in terms of branding happens in the US which I think is interesting. Then because it's a land of observance suburban lifestyle it's where it was kind of creative and it's mostly extreme.

Paris Marx is joined by Daniel Joseph to discuss why advertising is central not just to the tech economy, but modern capitalism itself, and how the business models of companies are increasing shaped by serving ads and collecting data to inform them.

Daniel Joseph is a Senior Lecturer of Digital Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University. He’s also written for a number of publications, including Briarpatch Magazine, Motherboard, and Real Life Magazine. Follow Daniel on Twitter at @DanjoKaz00ie.

Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.

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