Don't forgot we are being programmed to be consumers and not everybody has the same mental abillity to see through this.

We even do it to each other.
Hey look what I bought, this product X costed me so much (high price)
Many then think wow to keep up with that I need the same or even better so next time I can be the one who has the more expensive product.
Absolutly insane but many people do it.
Maybe they feel less worthy if they do not compete.
Also advertisement adds to that of course.

My TV is off, no newspaper no advertisement in my home mailbox.
I don't need it and I don't want it.
Most of my cloth I buy second hand.
All my furniture is second hand as well.
Just not my PC since I am a gamer and want a good computer for that.

I took the red pill when I was very young but due to being a very sensitive soul there came a point where all the misery and crime I saw made my body sick.
I said to myself: you either go into politics and change something and maybe not live long or stick your head in the sand.
Being a coward I did the last.
Many years later I was almost forced to get my head out that sand again.
Now older I can deal with stuff a bit better but I still have to be very careful how much info I let in or my body and mind start to react again in a bad way.
So your not alone friend and I believe our numbers are growing each day.