Beauty companies now want women to feel insecure about our insecurities

[SheilaT]

6. Those who see them probably should speak up.

Since I don't own a TV and therefore see very little commercial advertising, there is simply a huge lot I've never seen. People have no clue how sucked in they are by all the incredible commercialism, and all the trivialization of almost everything, unless they actually disconnect from all of that for a significant period of time.

I am quite well informed (in my opinion) about those things that matter, and I have zero interest in almost any celebrity news, or caring about who is dating or divorcing someone.

Right now I'm staying with my sister for a week, and I'm going slightly crazy because the TV is on from first thing in the morning until last thing at night. Right now I'm in the dining room with my laptop and typing this. I am beginning to feel dumber just by being bombarded with the TV all day.