Advertising Overload: Guarding Your Mind in the Age of Consumption

Advertising Overload: Guarding Your Mind in the Age of Consumption
Some experts estimate we are bombarded with up to 5,000 advertising messages a day. Luciano Mortula - LGM/Shutterstock
Conan Milner
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We seek media for information and entertainment, but media seeks something from us too. In order to watch a video or read an article online, you'll probably be forced to see an advertisement.

And companies pay a lot to make sure we see them. An estimated $579 billion was spent on advertising worldwide in 2016, up nearly five percent from the year before. Ad spending in 2019 is estimated at $639 billion. 
Conan Milner
Conan Milner
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Conan Milner is a health reporter for the Epoch Times. He graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and is a member of the American Herbalist Guild.
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