Some people say that to prevent illness and disease, governments should focus more on reducing environmental pollution and housing problems

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It has become increasingly common for more and more people now do
imitate copy
fashion sense what clothes you wear
general behavior how people act overall
celebrities famous people
commercialization making money from selling things
celebrity lifestyles how famous people live
polarization taking extreme views or positions
follow influencers in a way that was not possible in the past learn about celebrities in a new way
has been made possible by can now happen because
growth of social media more people using Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, etc.
post put up online
traditional media filter through newspapers, the news, etc.
keep their fans informed about let people who follow them now about
exploited taken advantage of
pervasive media presence all over the news, TV, etc.
sell their products and services promote or endorse products
Kardashians famous Americans on social media
famous for promoting various products well-known for endorsing companies
incorporating corporate interests seamlessly into their daily lives adding products into their lives without much effort
imitation copying
therefore thus
direct consequence natural result of
natural human attraction to the advice of successful normal human inclination to listen to famous people
attractive individuals coupled with good-looking people combined with
global consumerist society people buying things all around the world
relate to divides in society concern how society is fractured
In past generations before
citizens people, residents