Consumerism...
April 26, 2008 Filed in: Community
Consumerism, is not limited to material things. 'Experience' is also now something to be consumed. For example, more people travel now, and more widely, than they ever have done before. While this is a reflection of the speed with which we can now be transported to 'foreign parts' and of the growth in affluence of much of the world, and thoug travel in itself is neither good nor bad, much travel is motivated by the unconscious belief that, fundamentally, happiness lies in a place other where we are at the moment, a special place different from everyday reality. read more...
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