tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264198853067733976.post7379539348897743515..comments2017-06-13T12:16:13.954-04:00Comments on Not As Lazy As You Think: Consumerism: A World of Entitlement and Instant Gratificationnotaslazyasyouthinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01889393245591294904noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264198853067733976.post-66406147255442862222010-12-06T18:44:27.629-05:002010-12-06T18:44:27.629-05:00If you play that John Lennon song backwards, it sa...If you play that John Lennon song backwards, it says, "Imagine all the people, browsing in a mall." Isn't that weird?Dariahttp://www.mtv.com/onair/daria/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264198853067733976.post-59228001908074799192010-11-30T23:18:10.674-05:002010-11-30T23:18:10.674-05:00Good blog. Rabid consumerism seems to have grown i...Good blog. Rabid consumerism seems to have grown in inverse proportion to the decline in quality of the products we now buy in large quantities. Isn't it strange how people always seem to be shopping? For some people it has become a hobby, or, even more horrible still, an instinctive reflex. How much stuff does one really need anyway? And it's fascinating to see how consumption has not slowed all that much even in the depths of the supposed recession. Products are made and sold so cheaply now that our need and ability to buy them has seemingly been made recession-proof. And because things are made so cheaply they can't be expected to function or last for any reasonable amount of time. So basically we're forced to buy the same things over and over again. Weekly trips to the Wal-Mart, which has now also become the local grocery store, check! One can buy milk, a plunger, a DVD player and lingerie for the wife all in one trek, and grab a $5 foot-long on the way out the door; really, who can resist the smell of "freshly-baked" bread while they're pushing a heavy cart through the aisles? You're right Dead Guy, marketers get paid a lot of money to think up this shit. I also avoided black friday like the plague (I think there's a good reason why it has been given such an ominous name). Bargain shopping unleashes the feral dog in people.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869050966726139191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264198853067733976.post-34702166345096710632010-11-28T23:24:57.146-05:002010-11-28T23:24:57.146-05:00Its wonderful Blog.The best way to create ethnic e...Its wonderful Blog.The best way to create ethnic efforts online is to develop an <a href="http://www.konxept.com" rel="nofollow">Ethnic Marketing</a> program utilizing your existing company website combined with creative search engine marketing.Samualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09497033145557185992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264198853067733976.post-64046446653035207342010-11-28T02:35:12.801-05:002010-11-28T02:35:12.801-05:00Chet: Thank you so much for your interest and supp...Chet: Thank you so much for your interest and support. It means a lot to us.<br /><br />Anonymous: There is a way to feel more alive and validated: create something. It can be anything at all.<br /><br />-Shannonnotaslazyasyouthinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01889393245591294904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264198853067733976.post-27943986203616506482010-11-26T16:48:27.027-05:002010-11-26T16:48:27.027-05:00I agree with spending money on art orinstruments. ...I agree with spending money on art orinstruments. I am a musican and find it hard to spend a lot of cash at a big box store cause there ain't no funky basses!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264198853067733976.post-29908919439976358882010-11-26T16:27:34.526-05:002010-11-26T16:27:34.526-05:00Must buy to feel I exist. Must be other ways to fe...Must buy to feel I exist. Must be other ways to feel more alive and validated then to purchase something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264198853067733976.post-63825765177315068632010-11-26T13:49:25.341-05:002010-11-26T13:49:25.341-05:00Another great article. Keep 'em coming!Another great article. Keep 'em coming!Chet Zarhttp://www.chetzar.comnoreply@blogger.com