Website review: Are You Unhappy? Is It Because of C...
carolsim discovered this in Activism
•3 reviews since Apr 11, 2008
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•alternet.org/healthwellness/82013/
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carolsim discovered 4 months ago- We have learned to define ourselves by what we buy. Like peacocks displaying plumage, we display our gadgets and toys to prove our worthiness. It's a sick and scary way to live. It also has serious consequences for the planet, contributing to all kinds of ills from global warming to vicious near-slavery for many workers who actually make this stuff. The Old Testament prophets used to decry this sort of thing and promised plagues and disasters would befall all who were seduced by ancient forms of conspicuous consumption. I don't believe in their god, but these old Hebrew sages were on to something.
- PassionatePuppy rated 3 months ago
- Are You Unhappy? Is It Because of Consumer Addiction? By Charles Shaw, AlterNet Posted on April 11, 2008, Printed on April 12, 2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/82013/ "An addict is someone who uses their body to tell society that something is wrong." --Stella Adler (1901-1992)
- AngelaHayden rated 4 months ago
- The pattern of out-of-control consumption in the U.S. is not too different from the well-known behavioral patterns of substance abusers.
