Thanks, but We Already Knew

More often than not, Cornered Space Alien has to plow throw the intolerable. So, dear readers on your behalf Cornered Space Alien offers the following factoids, quotes and agenda from the “branding” psychopaths. A fair warning - they’re going after the genuine aesthetics you already enjoy and that provide meaning in your life and your friend’s and family member’s lives. The threat has arrived and it’s Real.

From the February 22, 2025 WSJ article “The Hottest Thing in Fashion Advertising?” Books:

“In fact, the elevation of paper, ink and intellect among fashion advertisers in general is partly an attempt to project luxury, marketing experts say.”

“Reading—not being always online, not always being connected, not having the phone constantly next to you—has come to imply that you are just operating at a different level.” (Brand Consultant, James Denman from the same article.)

When one stops for a moment one notices a sickening absence of a key theme any caring “Brand” should adopt particularly in an age when Wellness is a top Brand action point. What is that theme - Help.

Instead of seeing the value of Helping their current and prospective consumers/clients our friends in the dystopian Madison Avenue World see the surge of interest in reading as an opportunity to project Luxury. You know, take Help and Wellness get right to Primal needs and desires like projection and luxury.

Even worse, these clowns are taking a deep human desire - to read, to gain knowledge and to share and gutting it. Why? Because in the end they envy you. They envy your curiosity and caring nature. And they want your money.

They are Strangers. They Don’t Belong

Get them off your Cloud, pick up a Teletype Club printer and account today and let’s start sharing our knowledge, our stories our friendship and help one another.