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RussellMania

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The Absurdity of Consumerism
« on: January 21, 2014, 08:07:17 PM »
http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2014/01/21/264346947/the-absurdity-of-consumerism?ft=1&f=1060

It features the song "Sold" by Spruke, a well-done critique of media and commercial fear-mongering playing to people's insecurities to sell products.

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Re: The Absurdity of Consumerism
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2014, 09:22:52 PM »
That was really creative and catchy.  I had to watch it a few times to process it all.

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Re: The Absurdity of Consumerism
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2014, 09:44:22 PM »
Wow, that was really depressing.  Our family has been really happy (and feeling positive, but limited) by sharing one glorious iPad.  But I can understand the thrust of the video.  I have lived in Norway, and I had a nightmare recently that Mustachianism suddenly became mainstream in my home country of the United States.  It sometimes seems that people have too many choices and spend money in unfortunate ways, but imagine the opposite, which is the problem of socialism and communism, where there are no choices.  Everyone should ride bikes until they can afford cars, but in the US you are financed...  But in Norway you are given a bus system.  So, when I'm young, I'd lean Norway, because you can have a lot of fun riding buses having never driven and all your friends in the same situation... But eventually you will lean toward having a car, to have your individualistic direction in life.  People eventually want to leave their fingerprint somewhere, so if we all settle for a pernicious livelihood, there will be little differentiation.

 

Wow, a phone plan for fifteen bucks!