I think the majority of the reason is due to the sub-concious subliminal effort.
When we see a special on TV we have automatically assumed that this is something important and it is one of sale (when the company are just running specials becuase their products are still sitting in the stores).
And since we are a species that revolve mostly around what we want instead of what we need we do stupid things to try and create a illusive controlled sub-concious manner that can be associated with how we "show off" in the social stance.
All us humans really need are the basics of food, water, shelter, clothing....
but even then..... how many out of those catergories do we also exploit ?
When we see a special on TV we have automatically assumed that this is something important and it is one of sale (when the company are just running specials becuase their products are still sitting in the stores).
And since we are a species that revolve mostly around what we want instead of what we need we do stupid things to try and create a illusive controlled sub-concious manner that can be associated with how we "show off" in the social stance.
All us humans really need are the basics of food, water, shelter, clothing....
but even then..... how many out of those catergories do we also exploit ?