Money is so overrated.

[aramfingal]

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money makes the world go around. as soon as everyone recognizes that we can all stop skirting around the truth and stop bitching about blah blah blah material society blah blah dont want to work for the man blah blah etc.

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Yeah, seriously. Money is nearly everything in our life. Stop lying to yourself about it.

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i don't believe you. i'll give you a chance to prove it though. send me lots and lots of money and i'll tell you if i get happier or not.

[bet2win]

money is nothing without wisdom

[RainDog]

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We live in a consumer culture that uses the media to manufacture needs in people. If advertising didn't convince the public to buy so much, then there would be no outlet for the gigantic productive power of capitalism. Despite this trend, some people are still pleased by inexpensive activities like reading, watching movies, smoking weed, writing, going for walks, exercising, conversing with friends, etc.

The drawback to being satisfied with little means is that no matter how much you are happy, you won't have the means to make certain people happy. In fact, many people will outright disapprove of you. Money is power. Money is social acceptance. No amount of philosophy is going to pay your kid's tuition, or buy you a house in a decent neighborhood.

An individual of little means CAN be very satisfied in america, but there are less ways to do it than one might think. Find your path, and walk it.

Very few people can accomplish this without decent fellow travelers, and it's too hard to tell the difference between an enlightened ascetic and a filthy hippy IMO.

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QFT

You oft provide the much needed dose of reality as I peruse the forums. I know it doesn't mean much coming from a douche bag poster like myself, but whatever: "Rock on cocaine-android dude!

[bruin]

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We live in a consumer culture that uses the media to manufacture needs in people. If advertising didn't convince the public to buy so much, then there would be no outlet for the gigantic productive power of capitalism. Despite this trend, some people are still pleased by inexpensive activities like reading, watching movies, smoking weed, writing, going for walks, exercising, conversing with friends, etc.

The drawback to being satisfied with little means is that no matter how much you are happy, you won't have the means to make certain people happy. In fact, many people will outright disapprove of you. Money is power. Money is social acceptance. No amount of philosophy is going to pay your kid's tuition, or buy you a house in a decent neighborhood.

An individual of little means CAN be very satisfied in america, but there are less ways to do it than one might think. Find your path, and walk it.

Very few people can accomplish this without decent fellow travelers, and it's too hard to tell the difference between an enlightened ascetic and a filthy hippy IMO.

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this is one of the best posts i've read in OOT in a long time.

[cakewalk]

this isn't a very original topic

[Anacardo]

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this isn't a very original topic

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That's not a very original avatar theme. Oooh, hot chicks mugging down and grabbing tit. Blazing trails w/ that one!

Face.

[kyleb]

Money is awesome. Everyone who thinks otherwise should get a job.

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this isn't a very original topic

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Sure, but it's an idea that has created constructive discussion, which was the purpose of making this thread--a thread which you have yet to contribute to.

[jaydub]

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We live in a consumer culture that uses the media to manufacture needs in people. If advertising didn't convince the public to buy so much, then there would be no outlet for the gigantic productive power of capitalism. Despite this trend, some people are still pleased by inexpensive activities like reading, watching movies, smoking weed, writing, going for walks, exercising, conversing with friends, etc.

The drawback to being satisfied with little means is that no matter how much you are happy, you won't have the means to make certain people happy. In fact, many people will outright disapprove of you. Money is power. Money is social acceptance. No amount of philosophy is going to pay your kid's tuition, or buy you a house in a decent neighborhood.

An individual of little means CAN be very satisfied in america, but there are less ways to do it than one might think. Find your path, and walk it.

Very few people can accomplish this without decent fellow travelers, and it's too hard to tell the difference between an enlightened ascetic and a filthy hippy IMO.

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this is one of the best posts i've read in OOT in a long time.

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No that is derivative nonsense posing as intellectual thought. Having read previous threads of the poster, I'm sure it is copied or parroted from someone else.

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[WhiteKnight]

People who say that money doesn't buy happiness don't know how to shop properly.

End of story.