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You know these faces.
You probably know these faces better than the faces of the people in your neighborhood.
Better than the members of your extended family.
They were there with you when you were born.
They were there with you as a child.
They visited you every day on TV.

Who are they?
What do they want from you?
They just want to be your friend.

They make things for you.
Are they the ones that made these cookies?
Your oatmeal?
Your Big Mac?
Your breakfast cereal?

"Be our FRIENDS! Let me hang out in your home!" they cry, with their silent pleading eyes.
And you do.
You always have. You always will.
They will be with you, throughout your adult life. They're always SO HAPPY to see you!
They always will be.

They will visit you every night. On TV. Even as you become old and fragile.
You will age and decay. They will not.
They will be with you, watching, these friends, as you reach the end of your life, and die. They will be there. Silent. Watching.

They will not mourn your passing.

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[hellraiserheights]

This video was incredibly eerie. Reminded me of that Radiohead track in OK Computer; Fitter Happier. Wonderful video.

[trichenosis]

That's so good to hear! Exactly the vibe I was going for!

[radiofriendly]

Do you know Laurie Anderson's work? - I agree with below--that it's a bit melodramatic...but you almost made the hair stand on end, almost... (more subtle and less of an ax-to-grind would have worked better for me)

[trichenosis]

Dang! I was shooting for subtle too!

I didn't think that anything I said was negative, it states exactly what Public Relations execs hope to do with brands, "to cultivate loyalty and love, real love, like for a parent or a friend." --CEO of A&P

[imjustagirl776]

You need to upload this at your other channel ;o)

[hellraiserheights]

The only stylistic difference between the two is the fact that your voice is human, not robotic.

[TheLeftLibertarian]

Totally cool!

[trichenosis]

I posted some text comments as replies to a couple of them.

Since Operation Itch broke up, and he hasn't made his viewers aware that I have my own channel, I kind of just let him be.

[uwerthere]

Film noir consumer criticism i like it.

btw Are you going to de a reply to Davis fleetwoods top ten lists?

[trichenosis]

Gotcha. I'll agree too. With this video, it wasn't supposed to be punctuated with anything, just steadily unsettling for reasons you can't quite put your finger on, like a film noir.

I appreciate it! It's my quixotic hope for these videos to get debates happening out there in the general public, and provide people with ammunition against prevailing ignorance.