Advertising Is Designed To Make You Miserable

3rd May 2024

dvertising exists to make us miserable.

It is intended to make us doubt our self-worth. Subtly, but persuasively, it tries to put us in debt.

And all too often, what it's promoting does nothing for our well-being. So, shouldn't we be taking steps to control the harm that it causes?

ABOUT RICHARD MURPHY
Richard Murphy is Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield University Management School. He is director of Tax Research LLP and the author of the Funding the Future blog. His best known book is ‘The Joy of Tax'.