media cons

amidy was earlier talking about the control the media has over us.
i'd like to present an example that's been bugging me.

now i know gas prices have been rising steadily, but in the last week i've had three people mention to me how life is getting harder with rising food prices.

so i saw the news report where they stated that since gas prices are rising, that food prices because of their transportation costs are also rising.
now, as a cashier, i should theoretically be fairly intimate with food prices.
but personally, other than the usually fluctuating prices of produce, i haven't seen anything out of the ordinary.
i don't know where these people are getting their ideas other than from what the media is telling them.

granted food prices will most likely go up. but as of now, they haven't.

hows about you start seeing the world through your own eyes...