Aren't we waking up to the fact that consumption doesn't make people happy though? In fact advertising now actively seeks to make us feel unhappy in our current

Aren't we waking up to the fact that consumption doesn't make people happy though? In fact advertising now actively seeks to make us feel unhappy in our current situation, promising whatever it is the advert is selling as the key to being able to achieve happiness. You might feel happy for a short while after buying that thing, but the problem is that there are always more adverts seeking to make you feel unfulfilled than things you can buy.