You are so right. Commercialism will kill us in the end. And it so rampant. Everywhere we turn we are exposed. But as you say there are things everyone can do to reduce the effects. We are constantly being bombarded with adverts telling us what we need and how to buy it on time. We don't watch television. We don't read papers so are not exposed to their propaganda. We don't listen to radio either. We buy very little and we don't buy from manufacturers with dubious practises.