In the novel Tuesdays With Morrie, by Mitch Albom, Morrie explains to Mitch that, "the culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves.[they're] teaching the wrong things. And [people] have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it. Create your own culture. Most people can't do it. They're more unhappy than me - even in my present condition." I believe that Morrie is trying to say that our culture and society influence how people think about themselves, but mainly in a bad way. I think that society shows negative things to teens and adults today. For example in magazines like Men's Health and or Cosmo they depict pictures of very rich luxurious items that everyone wants but not always needs. These differences corrupts adults,teens and our future kids to always want more, which is the cycle of supply and demand. Another reason why I think that our society influences teens and adults in a negative way is that in the media they only display pictures of thin,good-looking women and buff,tall men. Many of teens and adults revolve their own habits and living standards too these media stereotypes which makes most of the world unhappy with themselves. The media corrupts our society today by releasing shows about money or making more money because without it people always want more. The crazy thing is how everyone wants more and are never satisfied with their own living standards. Society today is very cruel in a way because they mock or put down anything different from what they want other people to buy. I find not always that finding your own different culture away from the media  is a horrible thing.