In their defense, they know no better, when you know better, you do better....
I look back at a time in my youth where I spent 100 on ONE pair of true religion jeans, and 200 on some bugs bunnys (Jordan 8'S for yall that don't know)...and for what, to show everybody i had em, and rap videos and magazines didn't help...
it didn't ruin my life in any way, but it was a ridiculous waste of money that could have been better utilized....many of us need to divert from being the laughing stocks and dollar signs of this society.... realize the power we have in economics and turn the tide....
some of you laugh and say oh it's pocket watching, and this that and the third.... but this game of marketing has been going on for ages.... and like I said , once you KNOW better, you DO better....