It's obnoxious to keep on hearing the same things.
Repeated 48 times a day and then people say "I am not brainwashed" :D
Listening is an active skill, yet we often make it a passive process. This is dangerous, especially when we aren't paying attention to what we are listening to.
Passive listening is even more dangerous because you absorb things being clueless about it. There was a saying in which I strongly believe, it goes something like this: always stand in guard at the gates of your mind. From music, to ads, to news, we are bombarded with stuff and cues which can trigger various reactions. Selection is key.
A lot of our habits are learned as children and in general, parents want children to follow what they say, not question it.
Oh that's not good. I would like a child who would ask questions instead of blindly obeying