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Ep 80 Why Is AA Adverting Now? #CultyComments
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Is AA really attraction not promotion as it's traditions state? Let’s Talk About Those Billboards… 🚨⛓️
AA claims attraction, not promotion — but national billboard campaigns, train ads, and bus stop posters tell a different story. In this episode of #CultyComments, we break down a recent 2024 paid ad campaign by Alcoholics Anonymous and explore why they might be ramping up promotion now.
🎯 Is this a sign that AA is struggling to survive?
💥 Is it gaslighting to call this “not advertising”?
🧠 And what are they trying to sell you, really?
We’ll also talk about:
• Why these ads contradict AA’s core traditions
• Whether meeting attendance is declining
• How “attraction, not promotion” functions as a form of ideological control
• And what it really costs to go to AA — financially and psychologically
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