it WOULD be a shame if it was true, and hopefully it isnt for anyone.

"It's a shame that the people who are listening to you the most are only interested in you because they want you and your peers to buy their product."

Honestly? I don't necessarily agree with this. I see what the "Marketing of 'Cool'" video is trying to say, but in terms of "listening to us the most"? Hmmm... I have a little more faith in people than that. Adults are definitely in their own world about 90% of the time (so are teens, so are little kids, so is everyone else in the world) but the important people in life definitely take the time to listen without their own selfish motives. I understand that the video is trying to say that the media listens especially attentively because, well, their job is on the line, but to say they're listening the most? That's a bit of a stretch. Another thing the quote generalized is that all teens have bad relationships with their parents, which isn't necessarily true. Not all parents neglect their kids and hand them the credit card to make up for the fact that their job is too time consuming. Even though the media is definitely out to exploit peoples' interests, I'd like to think the good people in the world outweight the bad, and that the people close to us are more prone to listening than a major corporation.