...amount of influence we let these things have on us. I mean, I believe many of us (if not most!) on this site actively do try to avoid the vast amount of manipulation, and I think many of us are probably pretty darn successful at doing so. I know for myself, I actively try to avoid any advertising manipulations that I'm aware of, and will go out of my way to avoid using that brand if/when possible as a sort of 'pocketbook payback' for trying to manipulate me as well as educate those around me about what tactics are being used.
However, the realist in me knows that the biggest problems aren't the ones we're aware of, it's the ones we -aren't-. And since we can never know exactly what we -don't- know (oh lords I just had a terrible Rumsfeld flashback), we can never truly be certain just how successful we're being at avoiding these manipulations.
Thanks for pointing that link out btw, I had missed it! I haven't had a chance to get into it yet, but I did bookmark it for tomorrow. 
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