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4. THAT is the thing that irks me, Wounded Bear

Wed May 13, 2026, 03:08 PM

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WE, as individuals, become a 'thing' that we're trying to sell. MONEY and PROFIT becoming all that matters.

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ANOTHER term I despise... [View all] some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday OP

I thought it referred to things like Paris Hilton perfumes. niyad Wednesday #1

Precisely some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #7

Marketing-speak. Everything is being commercialized... Wounded Bear Wednesday #3

THAT is the thing that irks me, Wounded Bear some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #4

Remember when the Personnel Department became Human Resources? Wounded Bear Wednesday #8

LOL!! some_of_us_are_sane Wednesday #9

Personal brand is monetized personality. nt PufPuf23 Wednesday #10

Exactly the way some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #11