Principles

My values are the principles I live by. Some of them have to do with advertising. Although some commercials can make me smile and I can admire the one who thought it out, generally speaking, I have an aversion against it. I don't like the sneaky way how people are talked into buying something and if they can't afford it they can easily take a loan. Advertising, commercials I consider as a scam.
I always told my children "It's not real!" If we have a slogan it's "It's not real!"
I do not want my children to fall for lies, I want them to doubt what is said, to question it. They have brains and should use them instead of believing it's real just because it's on tv, a guy in a suit says so or someone with the sign "doctor" does. If they needed it is questionable since they do doubt more than I do.

For sure something went wrong if it comes to my education. Those rare occasions I watched television including commercials were special. Still, I did had an aversion to certain commercials and still have. My aversion is good enough for not buying the item after all these years. Heinz tomato ketchup is one of them. I still see that stupid, women humiliating commercial of the ungrateful man eating his dinner alone while his wife watched him from a distance.

I never wore clothes with the brand printed in bold letters on it. Not even as a present I would accept it. I do not feel the need to pay a lot for a simple shirt just because there are some letters printed on it. If people want me to advertise for them they should pay me. Why should I pay them? The quality of the shirt isn't better, it's just what they make people believe.

"I basically sponsor anyone" I was told.
That might sound interesting but not to me. Do I want to be sponsored by someone who sponsors everyone? Who doesn't know about who or what is sponsored? It can be a nice step up or... a deep fall down.

"I want to sponsor you but I can't find that option."

"Sorry, but there's no option. I don't want anyone to sponsor me. I didn't activate it."

Do I regret it?
No, I don't. I do not like to advertise people with each of my posts for a penny a month. It doesn't benefit me it would only make me feel miserable. To me, it would mean I agree with everything my sponsor does, each step s/he takes and I know I won't. To me, it would feel as if I am forced to read and upvote every post written in return and I don't want that. I am that nasty, stubborn person who rejects and refuses, the one you can't buy for money. I do not follow others, I never did.
On platforms, I might follow people but it doesn't mean I will not read someone else. Those I follow are not per se my friends. They have something I consider as special or interesting, at times I just like to see how they grow. An opinion of their own is what I appreciate and if I had an enemy I would read him/her too.

I only advertise what I believe in, something which I believe adds some value to someone or society.
My way of thinking and acting won't work if I need to make compromises with followers, supporters, and friends. I don't want a sponsor for these reasons and more. I know I can reject a sponsor but it would make me the bad guy, the ungrateful one. I am not different from other people if it comes to a compliment but it matters to me who gives it and under which circumstances. I need money to buy food for me and my children too but I am not that desperate you can buy me or I beg for it. I always worked hard, more than 20 hours a day, and kept my promises. I did and do more than my best to achieve something. I learned as a child that there's no easy way and money doesn't make up the bad feeling, lies, manipulation, and abuse. The worst thing which can happen to me is losing and betraying myself. It's what I learned as an eleven-year-old. I literally fought for my life and I won't give up on me. The values I live by are important to me, so am I. I am important to me because I have to live and die with me and I rather die than let anyone buy me.

My friend this is my answer to you. I know you understand and I hope others will too.

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