Ever look at a product and think "oh wow, they've really got a gripe on consumers with their scare tactic sales pitch"?
If there is anything I have learned
from being a science nerd my whole life, is that there is a very fine
line between the truth and things pretending to be the truth
(“Alternative Facts”). Science is a discipline where evidence is
collected and can be replicated each and every time. It teaches you
to be critical – and when you're surrounded by marketing buzzwords
all the time, being critical is REALLY important.
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| My little piece of work that went viral, reposted by Nihilist Memes and Insufferably Intolerant Science Nerd on Facebook. |
I honestly don't blame consumers for having an idea that certain things are bad – I blame the people who are purposely making up their own
facts and philosophies, projecting them as the truth.
Here are a few common terms thrown around in marketing that really annoy me to tears.
