Friday, October 2, 2009

Woosh 6: actually getting serious

He then also suggested that the other wooses should join him in investing in the stock of chemical companies that develop drugs which people will use to replace the effect of nicotine. After all there is a reason why 1/3rd of the world population in any country is self-medicating with nicotine. This reason might be Attention Deficit Disorder or Depression and if they deny themselves nicotine they will need other ways of control.

The effect on me of these interviews was overwhelming. I realized that I was in the presence of a man that was a brilliant strategist and a great word-crafter. If he was not an accountant he would have been a brilliant marketer since he built one some of the biggest brands of modern times: Jogging, Anti-Smoking, Eternal Health, etc.

He sold these brands to millions of people. He caused societies to change their views and life-styles. He even created laws.

His word-crafting is on a par with people like Hitler, Stalin and George Bush. All people that created wars from words and ideas. Even Thatcher.

In South Africa a young girl inspired by vision (dream) will be remembered for being a young girl who had a vision and convinced a large part of the Xhosa population to walk into the sea. So was there a young girl in France who will be remembered for her crusade which killed a lot of people. And then there was the preacher that had his whole commune drink poison killing all of them. History has a number of people who were mis-guided and simply caused mayhem by being able to convince people to believe them.

Woosh Wayne will be remembered for setting free the wooses of the world, and in the process affecting the lives of millions.

I felt saddened that his children are now complaining that he has become a burden on them and society, living on health care and having to be looked after in his mindless state with so few memories of his great achievements left by Alsheimers. Such a sad fate for such a great mind.

1 comment:

  1. hi, I just wanted to say how much i enjoy reading your blog. in a world full of spin, it's nice to get some fact-based analysis. keep up the good work.

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