You really should watch this! It does a good job of pointing out the problems in the food industry advertisement campaigns. Do you want to bet that their PR departments have psychologists on speed dial so that they can choose the right words to manipulate you. And why hot dogs need to have sugar added has always puzzled me.
Four out of five doctors prefer Camel cigarettes. 😀 That was a real ad. And the pesticide industry is just as bad if not worse. “You can drink it” “we have to use it on this invasive species to preserve _______”, “it is a harmless inert ingredient”, “it is a green pesticide”, etc. By the way, if it’s truly inert than just replace it with water. Oh!! You need it? Then it is not so inert after all.
A lot of this is due to our desire for instant gratification! We could try to not to blame the companies as much, they are simply giving us what we want. The number of people on a permaculture website crying how do I kill ________ in _my_ beehive, Garden, Barn, or ________ is mind-boggling. I must admit I’ve done it at some level myself. I try to be better everyday. I hope you do too my friends.