Most important, we must accept "flavor crystals" for what it really is--a
hollow, euphemistic, silly ad phrase. That Lisa and Eric so easily absorbed
this phony representation of reality into their consciousness serves as a
visible reminder of something more serious that's hidden from view, an
internal hemorrhaging of the spirit that seems to afflict children who are
held hostage to an endless stream of ads. America has not held so many
people captive for purposes of selling for profit since lines of ragged slaves
clambered up the auction block. This parasitic practice, systematically
inflicted upon American youth, must stop. That is the message in this book.

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