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In reply to the discussion: The brain-wasting disease called consumerism ...... [View all]CrispyQ
(36,112 posts)23. This:
"We need to examine our lives from the ground up."
Everything for profit & pleasure is a superficial way to live.
Everything for profit & pleasure is a superficial way to live.
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You've got to FIGHT! For your RIGHT! To BUY!! BUY, BUY, BUT or DIE, DIE, DIE !!!
reACTIONary
Nov 2012
#16
And what is wrong with expecting a retail industry to meet our needs 365 days a year?
BlueStreak
Nov 2012
#32
Phones are a big deal. Ask someone whose phone has just died and see if they miss it or not.
dkf
Nov 2012
#20
We did just fine for years and years before cell phones were even invented.
totodeinhere
Nov 2012
#24