Just My Opinion

Does it bother anyone that the media refers to us as "consumers"? It drives me nuts hearing that on the news. Wouldn't it be more flattering to refer to us as "contributers" or perhaps "smart decision makers"? But I don't think flattery is what the media or the corporations have in mind when it comes to the general public. They only want to flatter us if it puts money in their pockets. I think that we should pay attention to the fact that we get referred to as consumers. It says a lot about how we are viewed by big institutions. With all the misconceptions and flat out lies floating around the media today, this is one bit of truth we need to take seriously. All we are to them is consumers, not humans.