I leave my TV on channel 11 [PBS] most of the time because of the beautiful free braodcast HD programming. While ignoring it most of the time, some crazy documentary just caught my attention, claiming such wierd ideas like:
- buying and reading the Sunday paper replaces religion and the reading of it only serves to show people how NOT well off they are via Ads for stuff they can't afford, pictures of people [women] too pretty for reality
- "Wealth" is relative and society bases success on MONEY COUNT, and not on true happiness. Therefore, those with little can be MORE WEALTHY then people with money
So, this guys goes in search of people who live by different ideals. And finds them. They are covering a variety of people that end up leading this guy to write a book called "Status Axiety"
By Alain de Botton
Published May 2004
How much of our self-image is determined by the attentions or disregard of others? Probably more than we care to admit. The author examines the causes of status anxiety and proposes solutions. As with his earlier books, de Botton includes many examples from art and literature to illustrate his thesis.
What would you do if you weren't brought up materialistic? Yes... you were whether you know it, like it or not, it's true. For me too. I live in this world like anybody else.
But, I've often stated that perhaps the very things we constantly chase until our death is exactly the things that keep up unhappily running after things that don't satisfy.
And that life for us really only exists to feed these fours needs: nourishment, sleep, sex and laughter [laughter encompassing living with firends, having a good time, enjoying being alive] and anything NOT feeding those four is a waste of a life. Like work, to earn money, to by stuff.... what's that popular phrase.... "We work too long and too hard to get more money to buy overpirced stuff to impress people we don't even life."
Or something like that.
I'm often interested in how many people work to be "successful" with their main goal of "Buying a house out in the country" --- it's like deep down, they KNOW they want to connect to nature, NOT technology and city life filled with empty, hateful people.
Very very interesting perspective in this show.
If you dig philosophical mumbo jumbo, try to find this show, or check out the book.
Not too distant of a connection, but most of my philosophy is directly connected to Christianity: meek inheirit the earth, the strong are powerless and the quiet are powerful, etc etc etc
"I have no interest in racing with rats"
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF MONEY DIDN'T DEFINE YOU?
I'd be killing buffalo with my friends for food for our family, and leading the singing at the community table when everyone gets together at nightly dinner!
OOP! I forgot the part where I believe the lifestyle based on materism and money pursit is "The Big Lie" propogated by the all leading "Evilness" [call that whatever you want] as listed in the Bible. Some movie said something like, "The best thing Satan ever did was convincing you he didn't exist"
The Matrix has you
- buying and reading the Sunday paper replaces religion and the reading of it only serves to show people how NOT well off they are via Ads for stuff they can't afford, pictures of people [women] too pretty for reality
- "Wealth" is relative and society bases success on MONEY COUNT, and not on true happiness. Therefore, those with little can be MORE WEALTHY then people with money
So, this guys goes in search of people who live by different ideals. And finds them. They are covering a variety of people that end up leading this guy to write a book called "Status Axiety"
By Alain de Botton
Published May 2004
How much of our self-image is determined by the attentions or disregard of others? Probably more than we care to admit. The author examines the causes of status anxiety and proposes solutions. As with his earlier books, de Botton includes many examples from art and literature to illustrate his thesis.
What would you do if you weren't brought up materialistic? Yes... you were whether you know it, like it or not, it's true. For me too. I live in this world like anybody else.
But, I've often stated that perhaps the very things we constantly chase until our death is exactly the things that keep up unhappily running after things that don't satisfy.
And that life for us really only exists to feed these fours needs: nourishment, sleep, sex and laughter [laughter encompassing living with firends, having a good time, enjoying being alive] and anything NOT feeding those four is a waste of a life. Like work, to earn money, to by stuff.... what's that popular phrase.... "We work too long and too hard to get more money to buy overpirced stuff to impress people we don't even life."
Or something like that.
I'm often interested in how many people work to be "successful" with their main goal of "Buying a house out in the country" --- it's like deep down, they KNOW they want to connect to nature, NOT technology and city life filled with empty, hateful people.
Very very interesting perspective in this show.
If you dig philosophical mumbo jumbo, try to find this show, or check out the book.
Not too distant of a connection, but most of my philosophy is directly connected to Christianity: meek inheirit the earth, the strong are powerless and the quiet are powerful, etc etc etc
"I have no interest in racing with rats"
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF MONEY DIDN'T DEFINE YOU?
I'd be killing buffalo with my friends for food for our family, and leading the singing at the community table when everyone gets together at nightly dinner!
OOP! I forgot the part where I believe the lifestyle based on materism and money pursit is "The Big Lie" propogated by the all leading "Evilness" [call that whatever you want] as listed in the Bible. Some movie said something like, "The best thing Satan ever did was convincing you he didn't exist"
The Matrix has you
