<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # And violence is not the only concern to be had... > And violence is not the only concern to be had over entertainment. Also be mindful about what you are being sold. {{The coveted perfect life is a created standard, which is purposely unattainable.}} {{Deceptive media images of faces, bodies, and lifestyles, make us hate ourselves so we will buy a solution to love ourselves once again.}} {{Advertisements make us ashamed of our blemishes, imperfections, and flaws, but these so-called flaws are really our strengths and gifts.}} These i{I{mages, idols and fixations on conformity and unattainable perfection make us illusion-prisoners.}} {{The very brands that promise us relief and personal freedom deliver the opposite of freedom; instead turning us into material junkies.}} They are using us, and in the process convince us to trade our originality and personal freedom for lives of economic slavery and psychological dependency. **Source:** [[books/Simple Reminders Book (2014-2018)|Simple Reminders]] <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->