I watch a lot of TV. I don’t have a lot of shows on my schedule, but I leave CNN on almost all day when I am home job hunting. I don’t leave the house much as I can’t afford gas or food out.
My issue: commercials… they depress me! I see commercials about investing, planning for your retirement, buying a new car, taking a Caribbean vacation, or buying diamonds for your loved ones. Ugh! It angers me so much! I understand why they advertise, but it really depresses me. I want to say, “how dare they? don’t they know how many people wish they had money to invest or buy a car?” It is a small reminder of the money I don’t have and the future that’s on hold.
What I want: if I have to deal with commercials, they should be tailored to me! For instance, when you get laid-off, you should be able to update your personal account on your cable provider’s website stating that you’ve just been laid off. You should also be able to put in things like hobbies, relationship status, food preferences, environmental preferences, passions, likes and dislikes. Then, advertising could be tailored to you, just like it is online (based on your internet searches and bios on facebook).
As an unemployed person, I want to see commercials about deals at grocery stores, trailers of new shows coming up this season, job fairs coming to town, good deals on oil changes, discounts at hair salons, etc. Stuff that will be useful to me and not make me feel depressed.
When will this happen? Why hasn’t it happened already? Isn’t this 2009!