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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
We are expected to eat certain foods.
We are expected to buy certain DVDs, CDs (or mp3s), books, household accessories, etc.
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Sure it would be the responsible thing to do to only participate in things you can afford without using credit. But the lure is so strong. The desire for societal inclusion is hardwired into our brains.
We are irresponsible because we are afraid. The social risk is greater than the financial risk. Simply put.
Spending most of your time just staying at home and reading the classics from the library most of the time because you can't afford anything else isn't desirable to many people. We live in a consumer society, with an ever-shortening product lifecycle. This isn't just products; it's also services. Think about it. What was life like just 10 years ago? Think about the things you shopped for. Has anything changed?
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great post!! This ties along with what I was going to say, which is that our society is very ego driven and the ego doesn't like to take responsibility... and the ego LOVES to spend, spend, spend and accummulate STUFF to define "Who You Are", except that it is a false sense of self, and never satiated. People will always want and need more. There is too much that the ego expects, so the ego is never satisfied... That will cloud judgment and responsibility.