1. America and Mass Consumerism
Morality has been slowly fading away from our culture, and has been replaced by impulsive desires. ... The idea that one's thoughts could be influenced subconsciously became key to how Bernays would change the world. ... In an article in the Harvard Business Review, Paul Mazur wrote, "We must shift America from a needs- to a desires-culture. People must be trained to desire, to want new things, even before the old have been entirely consumed. ... Man's desires must overshadow his needs" (Mazur, 1927). ...
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