Friday, July 31, 2009

Is there Sacrifice in Capitalism? What is...happiness?

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"Speed of light isn't fast enough for some of us. Duh." Text Sent at 2:00am 7/29/09

Please watch the following video for a tickling of your tummy:
"Everything is amazing, and no one is happy.."


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  1. UnknownAugust 3, 2009 at 6:01 AM

    Capitalism in it's theory is simply a free market enterprise. But when you factor in the human variable something weird happens to the outcome of the equation...INS (instant gratification syndrome). So I'm thinking that with the human nature variable there is a sacrificing of happiness, a distortion of capitalism. Same thing happens with Marx...
    This loss of happiness for some is a result of wanting more and more, faster and faster. Unfortunately technology enables this negative. Thank you for tickling my tummy ...so sit back and smell the roses, go for a walk, read a book, play with a child, dig in the dirt, and watch the clouds.

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  2. UnknownAugust 3, 2009 at 6:07 AM

    that should have been IGS (instant gratification syndrom) going too fast this morning:-)

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  3. CoffeeAugust 3, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    But technology is a good thing. Generally, there is more good that comes from technology than bad, i.e. employment, education, communication, research, etc. The danger, as I initially see it, is in forgetting the big picture. However, perhaps I'm wrong and points like the one Louis C.K. makes are simply irrelevant. As technology brings the world to our fingertips, why look at the big picture? Why not adapt as fast as possible and begin to rely in large on our airplanes and iphones? Why not let our daily lives be narrowed to depend on these things? After all, they do help us. The better we are at texting, the more connected we are. The faster we are at surfing, the more information we can find.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 17, 2009 at 5:17 PM

    As spiritual beings most material (over)consumption is a quick-fix which avoids evaluating ourselves, and our choices. It can be limiting- it numbs our intuition, disgregards human values, and creates ambiguous people/societies. It's a question of defining our own values and setting limits to the capitalist chaos.

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  5. In Cod We TrustSeptember 11, 2009 at 10:40 PM

    Well said :-) I agree.

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