"No matter how much money someone spends, while I'm sane I will not (cannot?) be manipulated to stand next to a fake bus stop." I'm sure this doesn't apply to

"No matter how much money someone spends, while I'm sane I will not (cannot?) be manipulated to stand next to a fake bus stop." I'm sure this doesn't apply to you specifically (nor anyone in the HN crowd), but your statement really made me think of this article. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/video-man-pranks-times-square-crowds-posing-a-fake-celebrity-article-1.1142640 http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/video-man-pranks-times-s... But to add some substance to this comment, let me add something. Be it marketing drivel or just the flurry of advertisements we see every day, we are being conditioned and manipulated. To a society where we need to buy to be happy, where you need Tide for clean clothes and McDonalds for happy children. Where brand names matter, and showing wealth is more important than fulfilling interests. Not to sound all hippy dippy, but I think it's naive to say that we aren't being manipulated. I do want to also agree with your last point though. I'm amazed that in our current society that we have no "right to death". I too hope this changes by the time I start to turn.