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Ugh, articulating points in this thread are incredibly painful for my small brain.
The electric light bulb is a luxury in many parts of Afghanistan. We have nothing new and amazing to say about that, do we?
The US is a land of luxury. While I didn't need this particular mid range GM vehicle, I did need an automobile. No, wait... I guess I didn't need an automobile... and I guess we don't need electricity either. The luxury continuum game is fun in the United States because we're at the far end of it. The land where nobody who talks is humble.
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I didn't suggest things are harder. Far from the truth, I believe. Quality of life is through the roof for most. We live in, as Madonna / Fight Club / QVC would suggest, the material world. I believe that "cost" and "perceived need" move together in a diagonal pattern on a chart, and balance out over time despite increase in both. This isn't positive or negative, although I certainly see materialism as a disease. Societal expectations of required qualifications to maintain this level of luxury increase (nearly) proportionally with the crap we claim to need to function.
Does this make sense or am I full of shit?
I'm leaving out "poor people," I think.
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Question: What do you call a kid with a four year degree in __program__?
Answer: A kid who needs more college.
Last edited by Plan9; 11-21-2007 at 12:33 PM..
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