[Cowperson]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

I am a parent and don't really understand why I should be outraged. Sure my kids have some brand awareness, but my 7 year old has already pretty much outgrown being swayed to want anything in tv commercials. I don't mind advertising help footing some bills to pay for tvs, movies, sports, etc. I make no effort to shelter my kids from ads, but they seem to have healthy, balanced lives, spending most of their free time outside playing with friends, playing sports, mixed with a little time on their kindle fires, tvs, etc.

I also don't get this anti-consumerism attitude either. Seems like there are a lot of self righteous people who want everyone to just hoard their money and spend none. If everyone did that, where do you all think we'd get our paychecks to put away? It's hard to think of too many jobs out there, or businesses that don't depend on people spending their money. Ads are part of what makes that wheel turn, and I am failing to see why they are evil.

Busybody communists are annoying aren't they?

Cowperson