To measure your needs by that which is projected via mass media is a mistake that has no mercy. The average person views a minimum of one thousand advertisements a day. To say "no" to the most outrageous commercials is an act of responsibility that needs to be taught early and often.
Haki R. Madhubuti (2002). “Tough Notes: A Healing Call for Creating Exceptional Black Men : Affirmations, Meditations, Readings, and Strategies”