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One Size Rarely Fits All
but gurus often tell you differently
I have written several things, including book reviews, about the concept of one size fits all.
It seems to be a concept widely used for diets, telling people how they should live their lives, how they can be more productive, and sometimes used to describe clothing.
From what I have learned over a rather long life, one size fits all is rarely true!
But I keep hearing it!
Hmmmmmmmm
Some Examples
Diets
Ads for most “diet” products usually announce that “this is for you!” Yes YOU!
The ad is predicated on the idea that the person reading it wants to lose weight. That’s all they need to know about their audience.
Who does the ad show? Very often a young thin-ish person. You’re supposed to think wow if I take this product I am going to look like that.
That’s an age old advertising tactic: youth and sex sell – and it’s been like that since I can…
