You are wrong. It was the 1990s that screwed the very fabric of society. The 2000s were just an encore.
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Great for video games and technology advancements, shit for everything else.
I listen to my colleagues discuss their kids.
Those parents are spoiling their kids.
Ipads, iPhones, those wireless headphones you plug into ears from Apple... none of that stuff cost little.
How do you think those kids will grow up?
Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi
Funny you should mention that, I just watched a video with a different perspective on recessions.
Well there's also a separate issue with the notion of economic cycles. Anytime we're talking about human progress one should never think in the following manner, "something is inevitable because it has repeatedly happened throughout history". Unless someone creates an explanation of an economic law regarding the inevitability of recession then we should not assume that such a law exists and is fundamental.
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Pacify the masses with shiny things and immediate luxuries while you take away their wealth, prospects and rights. That's probably why there si such consumerism then and now.
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You left off a relevant part of my comment. Neither hedonism nor debauchery, when they don't come at the expense of others, are "bad", outside of some abject moral drivel. Not sure where you're pulling the "promotes" nonsense from, outside of some abstract and likely irrelevant non-argument. But let's talk about them, eh?
- "Shallow thinking": First, are we using the term literally? Because the modern colloquial usage has no intrinsic value other than as a deflection.
- "Crass Materialism": "Crass" isn't really relevant in the context in which it's used. "Materialism" is fine, as long as it doesn't come at someone else's expense.
- "Egotistical Behavior": Again, covered by the part you left off, ie, as long as it doesn't hurt others, it's fine.
As far as the "I got mine..." bit, oneself should be their first priority. Sure, like everything else, there's extreme cases where people are so focused on themselves that they actually cause harm to others, but that doesn't make it a black and white issue. If it's not coming at the expense of, or causing harm to, others, it's fine.
Last edited by Mistame; 2020-05-23 at 11:42 PM.
most likely as more succesful lthen their parents.
iphone is a tool - it depends on person how they utilize it.
dont forget the social stigma and social exclusion . in this day and age kids without iphone can be often excluded fro mtight knit groups and become class pariah . thats why its potentialy good investment so that kid has good social networking skills/oportunities.
dont shame people for having money and spending it - most of us work very hard to get where we are - aka to be able to buy stuff liek this without any problem
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hm disagree.
i could agree that its easier to buy things then ever before but thats because of technology . this doesnt mean that thinking customers buy anything possible. i for exampel still use amazon mainly to order books because its more convinient then go to book store.