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Trillo

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9. It's the basis of advertising.

Reply to mia (Original post)

Sat Jul 19, 2014, 11:45 AM

Jul 2014

The promise of happiness, if only you'll buy, then we find out the product we receive doesn't match the images the advertising presented. It's interesting to consider that within the context of our supposedly inalienable right to pursue happiness.

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Consume, Consume, Consume With The False Promise Of Happiness! [View all] mia Jul 2014 OP

Do you follow Buddhist teachings? PowerToThePeople Jul 2014 #1

Not sure. mia Jul 2014 #3

. snagglepuss Jul 2014 #2

Yes. mia Jul 2014 #6

I thought all of this was well-known. WinkyDink Jul 2014 #4

I need to remind myself from time to time. mia Jul 2014 #8

Yup, well known, and very Buddhist davekriss Jul 2014 #13

"Demands"? Well, if you can't think for yourself, I guess that's a fair characterization. randome Jul 2014 #5

All those advertisements must be working. mia Jul 2014 #10

Consumption preserves the illusion of middle class comfort n/t leftstreet Jul 2014 #7

... and reduced consumption helps to extend the illusion into old age. mia Jul 2014 #12

It's the basis of advertising. Trillo Jul 2014 #9

It's as if having particular things that others can't have will make us somehow better. mia Jul 2014 #14

You're all not going to believe this but Populist_Prole Jul 2014 #11

I can imagine...for him the 'libruls' can be blamed for everything. mia Jul 2014 #15

Yeah, pretty much Populist_Prole Jul 2014 #16

I disagree with redefining of materialism to encompass relationships, ideas and opinions. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2014 #17

Indeed. It's a shame. 10,000 years ago humans were much more enlightened. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #18