Don't Buy What I'm Selling

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Musings on advertising, capitalism, humanity and the robots who know everything about you (from someone who used to live inside the machine).

About Lu Chekowsky

Emmy award winning writer and Creative Director who built a successful career in media and advertising through gut, intuition and addiction to approval.

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