When ppl talk abt mental health in adv, we neglect the topic of cognitive dissonance. Most of us work on clients that are terrible in some way - sweatshops, bad for enviro, unhealthy. How do u cope?

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I’d recommend reading ‘The most good you can do’ by Peter Singer. Effective altruism is an interesting approach to living an ethical life that isn’t free from compromise.

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You need to evaluate what’s most important, that helps me cope. When I was working on really shitty-for-humanity brands, I reminded myself that helping my family financially made it all worth it. Eventually I moved onto accounts I like so now it’s less of a stretch to feel ok about it all.

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Great question, I love this type of discussion. I have worked on vice brands in the past. I would always donate some of my earnings to good causes at a greater percentage to help maintain moral balance.

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I think about how my job leads to a lot of other people being employed ...and hope that I’m right about there being no afterlife.

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I bet we could find a problem with almost every brand if we try. I think it is important to know where you personally draw the line.

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I once had to work on carls jr so there’s that

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Yes. Most brands are doing something shady unfortunately. I try whenever possible not to add to the shady practices.

If you don't do it someone else will, the world is what it is. Use your free time to volunteer or donate to help offset.

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