tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post1757249660969888235..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: Gimme, Gimme, Gimme: How Do We Know What To Desire?Gregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-34576673208856765542009-10-26T22:47:01.809-03:002009-10-26T22:47:01.809-03:00Thank you for your excellent comment. These are al...Thank you for your excellent comment. These are all vitally important questions for us to ponder as we shift into a post-consumer world.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-60870516309833928802009-10-25T11:41:24.084-03:002009-10-25T11:41:24.084-03:00This has been on my mind for some time now as well...This has been on my mind for some time now as well. My current finacial situation has created a huge obstacle in my old habits of consumerism. My families survival needs are met, and we have found content within our purchasing restraints. <br /><br />I find myself wondering what it is that I would actually want, if I had extra money to go around? At the same time, however, I wonder what would happen to all the billions of people on this planet if even just 5% decided that they no longer desired material objects. <br /><br />How many jobs would be lost? What would people do to earn an income if they weren't needed in jobs that support consumerism? How would science advance? What would drive our economy so that we could still share resources and knowledge if the motivation of earning an income was extinguished?<br /><br />I believe that there are major philosophical and political issues/implications that would arise as a result of millions of people changing thier outlook on capitalism. I am personally not a fan, but I wonder if some people would even know what to do with themselves if they didn't want to work to buy stuff, or go to the bar afterwards. And finally, how could this effect you or I in the long term?Pzeffanhttp://www.pzeffan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-56156652827579259022009-10-07T01:22:33.268-03:002009-10-07T01:22:33.268-03:00Thank you for sharing your inside perspective. Per...Thank you for sharing your inside perspective. Perhaps you are familiar with Vancouver based anti-consumerist magazine Adbusters. Highly recommended: https://www.adbusters.org/Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-47994470129577573082009-10-06T11:37:10.486-03:002009-10-06T11:37:10.486-03:00Excellent post! After 15 years of writing copy for...Excellent post! After 15 years of writing copy for advertising, I can tell you that what we think we are buying is rarely what we are actually buying.Vic Phelpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085821314300652375noreply@blogger.com