Throughout history, humankind has excelled in being creative. I’d argue that we still do! Unfortunately, in our modern times, this natural creativity is being pushed aside in favor of our need to consume. This need is just as instinctual, of course; how could we survive if we didn’t consume water, food, sleep, or shelter? We simply have to consume the basic necessities before we can be free to produce anything else. This dichotomy of creativity and consumption is designed as a balance, and generally, it works very well.
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ReplyDeleteThe only problem with that is that I would never join a group or club that would have me as a member.
Hat Tip: Groucho Marx.
A culture of creation is not necessarily inherent in the human species. It's spurred by necessity. People with no alternative means need to eat so they sow and reap. Now we've evolved into a culture of consumption because we get grub at the supermarket. It gets worse as technology spurred on by greed keeps feeding the peasants more bread and circus pleasure inducing crap. Someday the bubble’s gonna burst due to an asteroid, atomic war or a mega pandemic with 95% fatality rates. Then the survivors will get back to basics like sowing and reaping.
ReplyDeleteOur whole economy is based on people buying crap they don't need or will ever use.... If the general public stopped buying crap our country would collapse within 3 months
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I think it is all pretty good advice.
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