Shoppers gone wild

phil938 — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:16:28 +0000

This event in New Jersey makes me think that our materialistic urges can sometimes be almost animalistic, where we are physically acting out the anxiety we feel inside to possess a certain thing.

If you haven’t already, I recommend you read this NY Times article about the New Jersey Wal-Mart employee that was trampled to death over the Thanksgiving weekend: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/29/business/29walmart.html

"Don't Buy Stuff"

phil938 — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:45:26 +0000

My brother reminded me tonight of this great Saturday Night Live skit. I commend it to any of you that think buying stuff you can’t afford is downright funny. http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/dont-buy-stuff/27169/

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Shoppers gone wild

"Don't Buy Stuff"