"SUCCESS is the new FAILURE"
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- Point50
I think everyone is making quite a bit of sense. Now that I've gotten older (30) and have a kid, I realize that it's not all about the label. I used to be that kid in the mall with the Nike sweatsuit on with brand new Jordan on my feet. But at that time, it wasn't my money nor did I have any huge responsibilities. Even in college when I was borderline poverty-stricken, I still had to rock the freshest shit. But it was a mentallity that was conditioned into me. By friends, the media and my school. School pride was a big one. When our football team got our travel sweats I went out and bought shoes to match that outfit, then went to the student center and bought a matching hat as well with our team logo on it. "You look good, you feel good. You feel good, you play good"... that mantra still echoes in my head today. But anyway, I now realize that what I wear does not change the person I am (no, I'm not trying to sound Fight Club-ish). 90% of the clothing that I buy now is for function as opposed to just-for-the-hell-of-it. Clearance racks are King.
- superbaka0
wrt free will :
happiness can be described as that state of conscienceness that comes from achieving one's goals and values.
you surround yourself with those objects which reflect your values.
forming values is optional - we are not born with them. therefore, if you dont form values, other people will form them for you.
there are people who want to use force to control what people eat, buy, trade, etc, as a means to "protect us from ourselves". ie : "im getting fat. its mcdonalds fault. make them stop selling me burgers". or nike shoes etc. well, if you believe that man has free will, then their reasoning is invalid. *i* can control myself from the latest trends, fatty food, etc.
but if you probe deep into those people that want to control The Brand, you will often find they dont fundementally believe in free will.
thats alls i ment....
- rasko40
I have something to say.
and now I am gone.
did you like what I had to say?
it doesn't matter because I wasn't listening anyhow.
*its a shame.
- rasko40
it's nice to know that (at least when a female speaks) there are people that want to voice opinions on this. It seems people still think in rather predictable fashions, rather one sided, ratherpointless.
There is always the talk of whether or not you desire a product or a brand, whether you would pay more for jeans or rather the taste of branded coffee in a train station.
This adheres to the subtleties of branding, perpetuates the myth of one being better than the other. Little is mentioned about personal freedom, about freedom of thought, about freedom of personality. I am not talking about basic rights, I am not thinking about the right to visit selfridges on a sunday. I am talking about whether I should shop at all, I am asking about the political party that doesn't exist, and yet I want to vote for them, I am speaking of the unseen clothing label making clothes from earth, I'm asking about the discount furniture store too cheap not to visit.
But no, this is too much to ponder, too many questions to ask. Actually, I want to pay more for the experience, afterall, I paid for it right? I did better? I worked harder didn't I? Surely I deserve more?
