Additionally, the commercialization infiltrating children's media spaces may inadvertently stifle their innate creativity and imagination, prematurely introducing them to adult consumerist narratives.
Excessive advertising may lead to overconsumption by children, especially in purchasing snacks and toys, which could result in unhealthy lifestyles and consumerist attitudes.
We now realize that technology is designed to hijack our brains and make us hopelessly addicted so that we are forced to participate in an increasingly consumerist society.
The zeal that is driving this trend is as much a pushback against the forces of a consumerist culture as it is about saving money, with scorn for corporate manipulation mixed in with tips for changing personal habits.