When you hear the word slave what do you think of? We usually associate the word enslaved with the slaves of the 1800s. We never think of ourselves as slaves. Sure, we may not be slaves physically, but we are slaves mentally. We have become slaves to brands, but we rarely realize it because consumerism is so important in today's society. Consumerism is the theory that increasing consumption of goods is economically desirable. Consumerism has corrupted today's society. We have become so attached to brands and products that if we don't have what we want we get angry. Some people get so angry that they are willing to steal or kill for what they want so badly. This is an extreme case, but it gets the point across. The point is that we need to stop being so attached to things. The brands that control the products produce limited quantities of things we all want, so people will be forced to spend a lot of money. We spend so much money on things that we think are out of stock forever, but will actually return to the shelves later. In today's society, if you don't have...