#2: Advertisements Steal Our Thoughts

In the article "They Say" he talks about how greatly we are influenced by society. They bring up the example of when we go into a mall there are so many people pushing you or influencing you to buy their product. The author asked the question, Have you even went to the store to buy shoes but end up buying an entire outfit. Advertising is a big part of our society. It’s everywhere; even when we are at home it raids our TV. Have you ever watched a commercial for a certain product or service and thought that you really needed it? People are constantly creating new ideas to bring in customers. Advertisers love children. They think it’s their easiest target to get, although it doesn’t affect the kid, it affects the parent with the money. Think of McDonalds, they offer a toy with every happy meal and the kids will beg their parents to buy it because they want the toy. Anyways money isn’t the only thing advertising consumes. Advertisements can even change the way we think about things. Elections are coming soon, and there is a mass of advertising for that. They strive to get voters to vote for their candidate by telling them they will do this for society. Some candidates may even change people’s thoughts on a topic with advertising bringing that vote to them. The author also brought up the point about computer hackers these days stealing our information through the internet. We support those who say they will bring a stop to it. The internet is yet another medium for advertisements. Most websites that are offered for free make their money through advertisements being shown on the site.  The advertisers pay big money to be on social media sites like Facebook because they know millions of people will see it and be influenced by it. Advertisements can influence our lives in so many ways. It can be good or bad, we just need to control our urge to give in to it.