#consumism

[fountainpenchess]

I wish I could take a pill that would allow me to be amused by television and just enjoy the simple things instead of being so judgmental and expecting real good quality instead of shit. 

— Kurt Cobain, Dark Side of the Womb: Part 1 (1993)

[flordevanidad]

[liecompartilhei]

O tipo de humanidade zumbi que estamos sendo convocados a integrar não tolera tanto prazer, tanta fruição de vida. Então, pregam o fim do mundo como uma possibilidade de fazer a gente desistir dos nossos próprios sonhos. E a minha provocação sobre adiar o fim do mundo é exatamente sempre poder contar mais uma história.

Ideias para Adiar o Fim do Mundo - Ailton Krenak

[vhs-falsewave]

▪Me:/Apolo_aka_G▪

▪chill-fire_cold-lava▪

▪/memory^97 - ▪

[boccincce]

Alex Gross (b.1968 in New York) is a visual artist currently working in Los Angeles, California. He specializes in oil paintings on canvas whose themes include globalization, commerce, beauty, dark mayhem, and the passage of time.  

[againstthepower]

[therealmexicanguys-blog]

Money is the key to happiness.

Is our economical situation driving our lives or is it just replacing the real humanity's sense?

For the majority of people, money is as equal as happiness, owing to the goods and necessities they can get by using it. It is a universal knowledge that the more money you get, the more satisfied you are; but, what kind of satisfaction are you looking for?

First of all, bearing this idea on mind, people could exchange these words for: the less busy you are, the better you get. There are many people who defend the fact about how hard is being supporting the main (and whole) family's needs, overall the bills to pay. In spite of just getting surrounded by this goal, they should appreciate they're not paying attention on how bad they let consumism drive their lives, because, background in these words, they're not considering how much they pay to own a "better" car or the "best" clothes in order to satisfy others' opinions.

🎼🎵🎶 grab that cash with both hands and make a stash🎶🎵🎼

🎷🎸🎹🎼🎵🎶 I'm all right Jack keep your hands off my stack 🎶🎵🎼🎹🎸🎷

Secondly, people who don't have responsibilities for a family or their own possessions, they are just spending their time by hanging out and paying for unnecessary stuffs or even going out to clubs or movie theaters. Another way "to get" cosiness with themselves is by buying expensive furniture, appliances, clothes, gadgets or paying movie rentals. But, is it a real way to get a happier life or is it just another way to grow the capitalism up?

There are different points that we can emphasize against the use of money, e.g.:

Health. It can’t be bought, but it can be helped by the personal choices we make. Exercise, eating better, making choices that are less sedentary, getting involved with activities that get us moving, practicing proper hygiene, money pales in comparison to the value of the physical health needed to enjoy life.

Menthal health. On the flip side of the physical coin is mental health. Expressing our feelings in a healthy way, finding people to talk to and relate our problems, addressing the issues that bother us, seeking professional help when these options don’t change things for the better. Again, money is insignificant compared to the value of mental balance.

Communication. The ability to express our thoughts and feelings to a receptive audience is truly invaluable. it enables us to share elements of our inner world with others, something that can’t be achieved by all of the material wealth on this planet.

🎶🎼🎵 share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie🎵🎼🎶

And there are more points to consider when we talk about money, but, where does your poverty come from?

Does our life have a purpose? Do we have a spirit? Is there something greater than we can comprehend all around us? Digging into these questions through reading, contemplation, meditation, and prayer can bring an incredible sense of calm, peace, and even joy that can be difficult to find in other avenues and impossible to find with money.

By any means, what should strike us the most, is how real (and insane) is the fact that we, as humans, need at least food, water and a house with its benefits to get a comfortable life without sadness in our minds and hearts. And this is, in fact, a highly-deeper way to say money equals happiness.