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This hinges on the assumptions that humans are programmable though. That we are born a 'blank slate'. But consider the opposite, that maybe there are some fundamental traits that could be called human nature? If that were the case, I'd think it a much simpler explanation that people just like owning stuff, than there being a vast conspiracy designed to trick you.
Amen. It is well known that certain imagery is instinctive to some animals. For example, some baby birds will cower at the silhouette of a hawk, even when they have never seen a hawk before. There is no doubt that we are predisposed to certain behaviors. Occam's razor is conveniently ignored by these types.