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Heh. Loving this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Article in the Atlantic from October 22, 2021, says (and I\u2019m quoting here): \u201cStop Shopping.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heh. GOD is good all the time, and He\u2019s right even more often than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At present, the supply chain snafus continue, and at this point it all feels a little manipulated \u2026 like, more going on behind\/beneath the scenes than just the inability to get stuff off ships to trucks to stores. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But hey. Is what is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The article goes on: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A lot of people buy things for the sake of it, stuff they don\u2019t need or even particularly want and
in many cases won\u2019t use, as a salve for boredom or anxiety or insecurity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wat the ever-luvin fuh \u2026 Didn\u2019t the Lord tell me that? Direct line into my mind<\/em> \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n This article refers to a smart numbers guy from Knox College (where? what? Not Haaavaaad<\/em>?) Tim Kasser who apparently has spent much of his life (despite not going to Haaavaaad<\/em>) studying \u2014 for lack of a better concept \u2014 shopping, and how materialism has evolved into personal identity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So glad not in that \u2014wait did just pay $750 for some Tom Ford frames but I have to seeee<\/em><\/strong> \u2026 so justified! \u2014 and actually asking the 7Qs before spending any money \u2026 and, to the credit, those frames kept me up nights so obviously they\u2019re supposed to be mine digress<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kasser\/article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The structure of American consumerism ensures that buying more of whatever sounds good And I particularly, specifically, especially love this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2014 America\u2019s central organizing principle is thoughtless consumption \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, considering meself changed over here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s the rule? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Stop spending. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If must spend, spend smart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To smartly spend, remember to ask those 7Qs before spending ever-so-smartly: Say it with me now \u2026 GOD is awesome<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And if you (Other Person You) are not quite there yet, at least give it some thought. \u2018Cuz HE is. hahahahahahahaha Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Heh. Loving this. Article in the Atlantic from October 22, 2021, says (and I\u2019m quoting here): \u201cStop Shopping.\u201d hahahahahahahaha Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah Hah HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Heh. GOD is good all the time, and He\u2019s right even more often than that. At present, … <\/p>\n
in the moment is the primary way most people are able to cope with uncertainty.\u00a0
\u201cThe logic of the system requires people to come to believe that what\u2019s important in life is
to make a lot of money and to buy a lot of stuff\u201d (and once that cycle revs up) \u201cit\u2019s very difficult
to change your beliefs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 where (spending at)
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{Proverbs 21:30<\/em>}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"