[ChrisCantSkate]

it seems like so many people loath it cause they are the ones who speak out. and 5000 people speaking out sounds like alot, but they are deafened by the 45,000 people that sell out the stadiums the "pop culture" bands play in. we are all effected, maybe not directly but indirectly yes and alot. everything has a reaction, all those pop bands inspire other bands to be not like them, thus another genera(sp?) of music for poeple to listen to.

um isnt consumerism the idea that buying more stimulates the economy or at least something to that extent? if so then yes i beleive it effects me. what i spend money on pays for peoples saleries that they can inturn spend at my job so i can get paid with that money.

now do i buy into needing everything that is overmarketed? no. but if there is something i want, its the "best" out right now but its the trendy product of the month i wont not buy it out of principal. an ipod comes to mind right now while typing this, everyone and their mother has one.... i stoped counting at 40 earlier today while walking around campus, and yes i was 41 also listening to one. so in that aspect it effects me, but it dosnt make decissions for me.

im a little lost on what you ment by does consumerism effect me. the definitions i found where:

consumerism (n)
1: the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial
2: a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers

so i agree with the thoery in number one... shit im a economics major i damn well better, and for number 2 i research what i buy before i do 90% of the time and i like the idea of protecting the consumers interests, so i also buy into that also? right?