Since I explored how advertising negatively affects us in an earlier blog post, it’s only fair that I explore the other side. We can blame a lot of things on advertising and mass-marketing, but some of those critiques should be self-directed. Ultimately, each individual is responsible for how their environment & situation affects them. The way our advertising looks today may also be another chicken and egg case where some may argue that advertising shaped American culture into what it is today, while others will say (more…)