#nostalgic sigh. boston subway was such an adventure)

[queenlua]

it’s amazing to me how grift-y/low-quality/unintentionally hilarious the median ad is on right-wing talk radio stations

afaict the top ads rn are:

* BUY GOLD NOW!!!!! (complete with apocalyptic ramblings from the show host) * navage, this bizarre “nose cleaning” thing that looks like a medieval torture advice and seems 100% unnecessary but goddamn do they get like 18 ad spots per hour * some kind of “vitamin c boost” thing that will allegedly keep you from getting sick because i guess we’re all just living in the worst parts of linus pauling’s legacy huh * some ex-marine begging you to keep your guns locked in a home safe, which like, ok fair i guess this is an ok place to target that message * AARP PSAs lmao * “please get a fucking covid vaccine/booster” PSAs, which usually play literally right after the talk show host has ranted about how covid vaccines are murdering babies or w/e

like goddamn what a demographic to be targeting

#bluetooth is busted in my car atm so uh. rando radio stations it is #kinda reminds me of the stark differences in targeted advertising you could observe on the Boston subway system #you'd ride the blue line and it's all like sketchy alternatives to Actually Seeing A Dentist #and then you get on the red line and it's like: don't know what to do with your phd which you obviously have? join our company! #(there was this one hilarious company in boston that was BLATANTLY the robot-y tech-y company you'd hang out at #while waiting for your significant other to finish *your* phd #because you'd already gotten yours and needed to kill time #before attempting the job market together #nostalgic sigh. boston subway was such an adventure)