Comments on: Do Shock Ads Deter Youth? http://www.businesspundit.com/do-shock-ads-deter-youth/ Entrepreneurship, Startup Companies and Business Philosophy Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:09:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jared Lyda http://www.businesspundit.com/do-shock-ads-deter-youth/comment-page-1/#comment-11445 Jared Lyda Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:02:32 +0000 http://www.businesspundit.com/?p=6779#comment-11445 I think they do work but not for everyone. Many kids are using alcohol and drugs as a vehicle for their rebellion. Others are genuinely curious and just experimenting. I'm only 30 years old but remember the ads of my youth being cheesy. I didn't say realistic, I said cheesy. Rememember, "This is your brain. This is your brain ON Drugs."? It was based in reality but had a twist of corny. Youth are looking for authenticity. These pictures will be fodder for many jokes but some will also become etched in kids minds and become a factor when decisions are being made. The sad truth is that nothing will ever stop kids from drinking too much. Many kids just have to walk it out themselves......I did. Jared Lyda www.fireandmotionblog.com I think they do work but not for everyone. Many kids are using alcohol and drugs as a vehicle for their rebellion. Others are genuinely curious and just experimenting.

I’m only 30 years old but remember the ads of my youth being cheesy. I didn’t say realistic, I said cheesy. Rememember, “This is your brain. This is your brain ON Drugs.”? It was based in reality but had a twist of corny.

Youth are looking for authenticity. These pictures will be fodder for many jokes but some will also become etched in kids minds and become a factor when decisions are being made. The sad truth is that nothing will ever stop kids from drinking too much. Many kids just have to walk it out themselves……I did.

Jared Lyda
http://www.fireandmotionblog.com

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