I don't know why it is that I seem to be the only one in my surroundings that find.....to be morally wrong?..

Question

What I am taliking about is what you see everywhere, whenever you go into a convinient store/supermarket/mall.
Its all of the psychological tricks they try to use so that you can spend more of your money. Consumer psychology, all of this which funny enough my girl-friend studies at the university, I find morally wrong. To play on peoples sub-conscious, feed on their weaknesses just so that company can increase their capitol, while at the same time over pricing goods and paying minimum wages for the emplyees.
Yet most people, even though they themselves are victims of this, seem not to care about it. Why?I dont understand it?
People who work in these places, students whos major are related to this and just people in general, they just dont care!
Is it not possible to have a society based on honesty and education,
rather then ignorance and expotation and still be in busine

Answer 1

Manipulation is everywhere, not just the in the 7-11. We do it everywhere from job interviews to first dates.

The only way to get around the grocery store system is to make a list and stick to it.

Answer 2

Welcome to CAPITALISM! Are you American? Your country has been in the forefront of spreading this doctrine. I don't necessarily believe its wrong, but capitalism is the reason for economic prosperity. Read Mein Kampf and Das Kapital for more on this topic, but you would find that this tipe of ,so called free market system, seem to work best for materialistic orientated countries like the states.