Every day we are exposed to a barrage of information, advertisements, and stories in newspapers, on billboards and on television… information that tells us what is important in the world… advertisements that tell us about our priorities in life… and billboards that encourage us to want more. It may seem all too easy to just accept what we read and what we are told… But stop and think about what is really being said?… What are we really being sold?… What are the real messages?… Who is telling them and why are they telling them?… Who benefits from these messages?
Next, reflect on your own thoughts and perceptions… What assumptions are you making about the messages you read and hear?… How do your personal values influence these perceptions?… How has your family life, culture, gender or faith shaped the way you interpret these messages… the world?"

In my opinion it is true that everyone is buying into advertising and what the world is showing us. I think people should make their mind up about their own priorities in life and not have to be told what they are. Every one is selling themselves short to obtain material things because its all that being shown all over the world. No one is really stopping to think about what is happening and we are not benefiting from this. The people that are influencing the world with their advertising and media are benefiting.