The Three Ages of Advertising Slavery Illustrated

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Illustrating the life cycle of the average advertising professional, Hugh MacCleod of “cartoons drawn on the back of business cards” fame, has created a new cartoon, called “The Three Ages of Slavery,” that clearly, but perhaps depressingly, depicts what the average person working in advertising can expect as he progresses through his career. There’s no 50’s or 60’s cause, you know, after 49, all those ad people seem to disappear into other endeavors courtesy of ageism.

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