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Originally posted by Cherry
I do feel that the American consumer, on a whole, is obsessed with bigger, better, faster. We're a country built on the backs of the common worker, where greed is the official religion and the Almighty Buck is our god.
It's a shame.
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Why is it so wrong to treat money as a means to an end, rather than an end itself? I think its great that people can get the things they like, if they have the means, rather than just hoarding it.
Oh and I've seen Communism fail first-hand - this is not the way to a happy life. I trade up when it comes to technology - computer upgrades, better camera, an mp3 player, etc. and I'd rather be a content "capitalist pig" whose accomplishments mean something.
There's a envious and bitter little communist in all of us, so I'm not judging anyone who feels consumerism is bad... it just doesn't make sense to me why they'd feel this way.