the shop that i am in

by Josh

September 2021

i am in a shop

and i am annoyed

because the shop that i am in

is advertising the shop that i am in

over the speakers of the shop that i am in

to me

a person who is already in the shop

this feels excessive

if i were asked by the shop that i am in

to choose a target audience to whom to advertise the shop that i am in

i would aim for people who are not inside the shop that i am in

in order to convince them to come into the shop

that i am in

at which point i would cease telling them about the shop that i am in

because they are now with me in the shop

that i am in

but i know that i am wrong

the shop that i am in will have conducted studies

that revealed that it is profitable

for the shop that i am in

to advertise the shop that i am in

over the speakers of the shop that i am in

to the people who, like me,

are already inside the shop that i am in

it probably makes us spend more

the worst part is knowing that i am not above this

recognition of propaganda grants no immunity

i am in a shop

and i am annoyed

because i am being outsmarted by the shop that i am in