Society has gone backwards

Because advertisers have bought into the common and mostly true attitude that humans do not have the mental capacity to comprehend subtlety, and accordingly have resorted to Shaiya and Evony-style ad banners.

(Speaking of which, Evony keeps getting worse and worse with each iteration of their stupidity.)

 

Because after you send them your money you probably end up with this.

 

Because they found out that those monkeys are actually eeeeevvvvviiiillll....

 

I don't get it. How is this monkey advertisement subtle in any way? If anything, I would feel stupid for buying a monkey for $18.95 after seeing this.

 

That was a big deal in the early 1900s. But this is supposed to be 1959, isn't it?