need more things?
here’s a thought that’s been harassing me lately. the society that is my social circle and friends (and people like us) long ago reached the plateau of not needing more things. you, reading this, can not honestly say that there are things (objects, items, stuff, goods) missing from your daily life without which you can not go on living. you have shelter, food and love. as much of either as you can possibly use. so the discussion about what to do with your money is not, and will probably never be whether you need that new shiny thing you want to buy. no, you don’t need it.
the discussion is whether you want it. between that trip or that phone. between that big teevee or a few pairs of shoes. you don’t need any of it. but you enough of money to spare.
and when choosing between the frivolous; does it really matter? why is one extraneous consumer good less volatile than the next? it’s like we’ve reached an personal economic singularity with no return (except for becoming unemployed, which again, if you’re reading this, won’t last long). so forget guilt and just accept.
não concordo. visão simplista de quem não observa o mundo ao seu redor.
things to buy, not things to spend money on.