discover… the truth

So I started seeing this ad months ago, and each time I saw it I got more and more perturbed by it.

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“We are a nation of consumers, and there is nothing wrong with that.”

I know that most people see this advertisement and think to themselves… a credit card company that gets me and my concerns. But remember, they are still doing this to get your business and make more money. That is their ultimate goal. Do not be duped into thinking anything else. For their sake and the sake of their shareholders, they still need to increase their revenue, so they have figured out a way to market to you. The truth, however, is that they are still a credit card company. They still charge you an 19% interest rate, and if you are late, it defaults up to 31%.

And what an interesting opening line. I believe that there is “something wrong with that”. I know that some of you think I rant about the world as I see it should be. But, when you look around at all of the stuff that you have in your homes, and then realize that you only use 20% of what you own, I think the logical conclusion is that we OVER-consume.

I am reading a fascinating book right now called The Age of Missing Information by Bill McKibben. I think when you read it, as well as when you take the time to really evaluate what commercials are saying to you… you will start to understand that the media is manipulating you. The companies have allowed you to be viewed as a malleable, uninformed, uneducated being and they can say whatever they want, over and over, until you are convinced you “have to have it”.

Think before you buy.