I spend a bit of time playing word games on line. I’m struck by the number of adverts for miracle cures for everything from peripheral neuropathy, toenail fungus, obesity, erectile dysfunction and skin complaints. One that cropped up yesterday was for a patch that would give you an instant golden tan. I just cleared the 56 spam messages from my inbox, telling me of missed deliveries, gambling wins, bounced payments, and of course miraculous penile enhancement. Most times the phone rings it’s ’Bank security department’ or someone offering me a job interview. There have been lots of AI announcements purportedly from Martin Lewis, Richard Branson and even Keir Starmer offering get-rich-quick schemes. More sinister altogether is an advert, purportedly from the BBC, promoting lies from Farage. The miracle weight loss patches are typically branded as Boots or Superdrug, inter alia.
I suppose we have the world of politics to blame for the extinction of honesty and integrity. Right back from 1960s political philosophy classes, I still struggle with the question ‘why do we value democracy?’ Discuss.
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