It seems these college kids are always looking for projects. Maybe I can suggest one. If I had the resources, I might even try it myself. It is in a field that is somewhat curious to me.

Consider, every day, twenty-four hours a day, on multiple channels, commercials, that is advertisements are being broadcast. There must be tens of thousands each day; millions each month.

In addition they are varied. There are folks trying to sell cars and food. Food is a big one. First there are those trying to sell the food itself. Then there are those who are inviting you to a restaurant of may various types, many claiming to have the best burgers in the world.

They advertise travel hotels, motels and travel. Some cities and states like to invite us to their wonderful shops and diverse attractions.

Some might include alcoholic beverages in the category of food but I don’t. It should be researched separately. Personally, I would never classify it with food.

Some might classify gambling with entertainment. Now that’s a stretch. However, if you insist, there is a lot of advertising of gambling. Maybe you’d prefer to use the more acceptable terminology, gaming. Amounts to the same thing.

Some of those advertising offer something real and useful in return for your money. Some, maybe not so much. They can be said to be a carry over from the old days of the medicine men and the snake oil, though both the snake oil and the medicine men have a different more deceptive cover.

I would love to see a spreadsheet with graphs to represent how much money was spent on what is spent advertising, especially alcohol and “gaming.” On the other hand, maybe there are those who would rather none of us know.

They made it illegal to advertise tobacco. However, alcohol, far more dangerous and costly, no limitations whatsoever.