>I don't get the hate for marketing... I don't hate marketing per se but, nowadays, I am frequently left with an uncomfortable internal voice after making a pu

>I don't get the hate for marketing... I don't hate marketing per se but, nowadays, I am frequently left with an uncomfortable internal voice after making a purchase that asks "Is this really the choice that I wanted/needed or is it just that the I let the company with the best marketing manipulate me into buying this particular choice?"