"They may hear, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they'll listen"

"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."

The within this statement lies the truth, however, only to a certain extent. "They may hear, but it doesn't necessarily mean that they'll listen." This is one of my favorite quotes, and I believe that this holds a little more truth for what large companies are doing to coax people to purchase merchandise. They hear, and yet they add their own touches to the product, meaning that it has transformed from the popular item that gave birth to it. To the main statement above, I don't believe it, but that's my opinion alone.

Companies are not the only ones interested in listening, even if their main goal is for product placement. Friends and family listen as well, and they meet needs more promptly and more efficiently than any company could. However, now that we have entered a world where credit cards are used at an all time high, companies have full advantage to see into our lives and witness what makes us tick. But they are not the only ones that listen.