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I'm not a materialistic person, and you don't sound like you are either. And that would be why ads don't effect us.
The majority of the population love material things, will cry over them, would die over them, would kill over them. Every day they 'want' or 'need' something. Advertisements effect these people, in every way, good and bad.
I have read a lot of studies, where the subject doesn't know what's going on, but he is getting blasted with some type of ad, or drives by types of ads, themes, or whatever it is.
Then the person is told to act how they feel, or draw, or they may go through tests..
And ... every one of them that I have read proves that advertising effects you without you even knowing about it. This isn't for everyone or exactly the same for everyone.
When I read about these studies, the people that get effected the most, always 'seem' to be the materialistic people. To me, Nick is at the top of the chart for materialism so he would be influenced far more than most of us.
The ads don't have to make you want to drink - but they can make you feel like superman without you even knowing it. And that is just as dangerous.