Spam Is Invading Your Brain
Xanax for pennies, sexual enhancement beyond comprehension and a free Rolex watch. What if, after all of these years, I finally took advantage of one of these too-good-to-be-true inbox offers? Odds are I’d lose money – maybe even my identity. But the sheer volume of spam messages I delete everyday makes me start to wonder: Can the repetition of these messages have a subliminal effect on our minds?
Often embedded in a primary object, subliminal messages are designed to pass below the normal limits of perception. They can often affect the subconscious or deeper mind, altering your course of action or attitude in later events.
Perhaps spam is the polar opposite of a positive affirmation, drilling our mind with feelings of self-doubt and worthlessness.
Have a good spam filter? Then you’re pretty safe. But even having to dip into a spam folder to delete messages, might be long enough for a subject line to catch your eye.
In 1974, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) determined that subliminal advertising “intended to be deceptive.”
Since one of the main goals of subliminal messaging is to create familiarity with a brand or idea, it makes perfect sense to Jack of All Blogs that all of this spam is clouding our minds.
Many studies put the effectiveness of subliminal messaging at over 80%. Couple that with the fact that there are approximately 90 billion messages sent a day, and there’s a good chance you’ve already been effected.
Next time you question your self-esteem, manhood or need for prescription drugs, ask yourself who’s asking, you or your subconscious.
What do you think?