I think one of the biggest problems today is "digital materialism" -- everyone is subscribed to 20 streaming services, is on at least five different social media apps, has to have the latest and greatest phone (and maybe a smart watch or tablet or two), and of course must have a TV in every room. These things suck away our time and make us passive and subhuman. Throw them in the lake!
I am one of those people who never hit 40K as a salary. I tried. I got an education, worked hard got outstanding job reviews but never made the big bucks. I lived in not great neighborhood, no kids, and it took a long time for me to find the right one. I am now retired and there are no trips abroad, no new gadgets, old car and even a move to another state in order to save money. I live in the country, so no need for fancy jewelry or clothes, gardening is out because we have to amend the soil. It is basically sand. We watch DVDs, I love Alfred Hitchcock, sci-fi, whatever. Our library is under siege and I expect it to close. Something is coming, a lot of us know this and we are as prepared as we can be. It won’t be enough but it is what it is. It will be a black swan event and it will be, “didn’t see that coming...”
A great amount of families, individuals, groups, are not going to make it. Many of us realize this and we prepare the best we can. We are just a ticking time bomb and we haven’t gone off yet.
Material goods will always be taken, get broken, or become outdated. Inner resilience and a strong, healthy body is way better to have than the latest toy for "adults". I'm with you, Rob. I am not seeing that Great Awakening in my neck of the woods yet.
Agree wholeheartedly. In fact I really want to live in a tiny house. When I moved to my current place I downsized a heap and went for 12 months not buying anything except essentials. I don’t see any awakening going on in Australia either.
I think you're spot on, and I've been saying/feeling the very same way for a while now.
These "smart" phones are the Opium of the 21st century, and it's CREEPY seeing all these people staring at them like the JUNKIES they are.
I can't imagine the Bad Guys will shut down the Internet or any of that sort of thing, but I CAN imagine them shutting down our food supply, our heat, and so on... Then we'll have piles of dead people, their phones held up to their dead faces with their dead hands... the last thing they'll remember is a stupid little screen with some insanely idiotic crap on it...
I think one of the biggest problems today is "digital materialism" -- everyone is subscribed to 20 streaming services, is on at least five different social media apps, has to have the latest and greatest phone (and maybe a smart watch or tablet or two), and of course must have a TV in every room. These things suck away our time and make us passive and subhuman. Throw them in the lake!
I am one of those people who never hit 40K as a salary. I tried. I got an education, worked hard got outstanding job reviews but never made the big bucks. I lived in not great neighborhood, no kids, and it took a long time for me to find the right one. I am now retired and there are no trips abroad, no new gadgets, old car and even a move to another state in order to save money. I live in the country, so no need for fancy jewelry or clothes, gardening is out because we have to amend the soil. It is basically sand. We watch DVDs, I love Alfred Hitchcock, sci-fi, whatever. Our library is under siege and I expect it to close. Something is coming, a lot of us know this and we are as prepared as we can be. It won’t be enough but it is what it is. It will be a black swan event and it will be, “didn’t see that coming...”
A great amount of families, individuals, groups, are not going to make it. Many of us realize this and we prepare the best we can. We are just a ticking time bomb and we haven’t gone off yet.
The same thing is going on in Canada, maybe even at a faster rate.
Material goods will always be taken, get broken, or become outdated. Inner resilience and a strong, healthy body is way better to have than the latest toy for "adults". I'm with you, Rob. I am not seeing that Great Awakening in my neck of the woods yet.
Agree wholeheartedly. In fact I really want to live in a tiny house. When I moved to my current place I downsized a heap and went for 12 months not buying anything except essentials. I don’t see any awakening going on in Australia either.
Nope, you don't sound arrogant at all!
I think you're spot on, and I've been saying/feeling the very same way for a while now.
These "smart" phones are the Opium of the 21st century, and it's CREEPY seeing all these people staring at them like the JUNKIES they are.
I can't imagine the Bad Guys will shut down the Internet or any of that sort of thing, but I CAN imagine them shutting down our food supply, our heat, and so on... Then we'll have piles of dead people, their phones held up to their dead faces with their dead hands... the last thing they'll remember is a stupid little screen with some insanely idiotic crap on it...
Help. I'll never be part of that!
Thanks for staying grounded, Rob. It helps.