tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37203733.post116346616237847271..comments2023-10-31T14:30:37.743+01:00Comments on Bagels by the Spree: A New Yorker in Berlin: Ardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09041722389996710872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37203733.post-55736911095633794352012-06-13T13:49:51.374+01:002012-06-13T13:49:51.374+01:00Buy more. Think less. The world is scary and ful...Buy more. Think less. The world is scary and full of bad people. Just stay in your bubble and distract your mind with social media. Meanwhile you just a keep on working that job to pay off the neverending debt youve accumulated.<br /><br />Hows that for american ignorance. Remember your society is based on money as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37203733.post-1163973927179668782006-11-19T22:05:00.000+00:002006-11-19T22:05:00.000+00:00I think another reason why "intellectual materiali...I think another reason why "intellectual materialism" is easier to defend is that it's much more socially and environmentally sustainable than regular "American-style" materialism. That is, if the world had infinite resources and an impenetrable ozone layer, I'm not sure American consumerism would be considered such a bad thing. I agree with you that the psychology of consumption, be it of material objects or abstract concepts, is essentially the same; but I think the problem with regular old materialism isn't its psychological aspects as much as the waste, indifference to climate change, sweatshop labor, culture of debt, etc, that often accompanies it.eremihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741327214498391949noreply@blogger.com