There’s No Need To Buy: (part 4)
Posted: February 26th, 2010 | Author: youareb1 | Filed under: There's No Need To Buy | 5 Comments »we, as a society, have been brainwashed to believe that we need industry in order to live a full life. we have handed over all responsibility to a far off company. we no longer know, nor do we care, how our everyday products are produced. if we did, we would need to buy far less.
we are so starved of such basic knowledge that we are quite at the mercy of the market. and if this trend continues, we will have no other choice but to consume that which is made available, no matter the quality.
somewhere amidst the colorful billboards, air-brushed commercials, clever slogans and glamorous magazine ads, we have forgotten that companies are for profit and that quality is often sacrificed for such.
it is no mistake that the food made popular by advertising encourages unhealthy conditions which lead to the sale of drugs.
it is no mistake that drugs made popular by advertising are meant not to heal, but to “maintain” conditions by constant use. and it is not by accident that these are very addictive.
personally, i do not own a television. to me it is quite a scary thought that millions of people over the country are watching the same images at the same time. i, for one, do not want to have the same experience as everyone else. i find that watching t.v. stifles my motivation and creativity as well as my individual thought. where a great movie will inspire and encourage action, t.v. only sedates.
imagine all the extra time you will have on your hands when you stop watching t.v.! just enough time to learn how to make things yourself. just enough time to stop being a slave to the market.
completely agree…i stopped watching tv years ago… its suck a blackhole in ones day.
Haven’t owned a TV or watched one in 30 years. That makes me a bit of a dinosaur. Can’t understand 90% of the pop culture references young people are constantly making.
Great post and interesting read!
I have a TV but don’t watch it, sporting events aside.
I am enjoying your posts!
Although my blog concerns a different area, I did do a post last week regarding the fitness industry that is relevant:
http://pursuitofperformance.blogspot.com/2010/02/be-wary.html
I got a lot of emails about this and so many people are being deceived.
Keep blogging :)
Gave up television myself in high school. I don’t watch movies much, anymore, either, and I think that’s mainly due to higher prices and lesser content in cinema these days.
I don’t see doctors unless I’m convinced I need real help, and I don’t take medicine unless it’s basic enough for me to completely understand, like aspirin.
I eat as simply as possible, as well. My lady and I always scour ingredients for the shortest list, one with as few Latin words in it as possible. For example, we had a hell of a time yesterday finding an appropriate breakfast cereal which did not include added sugar or aspartame, et cetera, but were thrilled upon checking the ingredients of Post’s Shredded Wheat: [wheat].
Swell post, sister. Glad to see another soldier on the field of battle. To arms.
-BothEyes