Do you think everything is driven by the media ?

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I mean come one...as soon as they promote something...anything...everyone (women/girls mostly) run out and buy it...skulls are in now...thanks to Pirates of the Caribbean...I mean come on....I am not going to wear clothes with skulls and crossbones...but why do you do it?

Why do women let themselves be manipulated by the media? Every magazine cover has some ditzy celebrity and all their woes and problems on there...and if not that then it's all about how to lose weight....alongside a picture of all the celebrities dying of anorexia next to that....what is the obsession with all this crap?

Dont you think we would be better off if we never looked at a magazine again....refused to buy into all the crap, and rather support a business that makes something trendy and fashionable that doesn't gouge a consumer....I mean come on...do we really need to spend $500 on a friggin purse?

You guys like this? You realize you will be supporting these types of girls if you hook up with one.

Answer 1

Most everything is driven by the media, but a gullible public allow themselves to be driven by it.

I am always amazed at how other people get caught up in this nonsense. I'm very fortunate to have an intelligent wife who can think for herself and see past this hype.

Material wealth is only pursued by the simple. Simple living is pursued by those who are wealthy with knowledge :-)

Answer 2

yes i do. the media is the new church, it is what people base their lives around. they buy things because the media accepts it and says its cool. I say it's the new church because that used to be the most extreme monopolizer of cultures.

Answer 3

I don't go out and buy things because they're advertised to me, and I urge my younger sisters to think critically about their purchases and attitudes relating to what they buy. (Painting with a rather broad brush there, aren't you?)

Answer 4

most everything