Advertising discourages people from being different by making them look the same, do u agree or not. Some say advertising has the effect of making people look the same, which discourages them from being different. I would say it is true, but only to a certain extent. It’s hard to deny that the ubiquitous advertisements have a huge influence on our consuming habits, which may lead to the resemblance in how people look like. People tend to have the same choices when it comes to things like which brand of clothes to wear, which movie to see for the weekend, which app to use and which car to buy. But people are socialized animals who always try to blend in the community by imitating what others do and following what’s popular, this dates way back before the commercial emerged. It’s just that the popularity is led by the media now. Therefore the advertisements only make it more convenient for people to amplify their existing instinct which sometimes do make people look alike. Nevertheless, making people look alike does not necessarily mean depriving the uniqueness from them. Because what makes one different is not how they look. It’s the thought that counts. You can watch the same movie but still have different opinions about it. I don’t see how wearing similar clothes or using the same brand of mobile would affect how I think about the world or have anything to do with me being a realistic or romantic. Some political advertisement can be really persuasive, but those who can’t think independently are going to follow the majority with or without the advertisement, it’s not the advertisement that encourages them to do so. I believe the essence of being different is not trying to do what others don’t or being the minority, but thinking independently, and that quality cannot be taken away by advertisement, for in the information era, one can always reach the information they need if they give a little bit try. Advertisements may decide what you see first, but they can’t block what you really want to see.