I partially blame the shows "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" and "MTV Cribs" and "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" for driving the multi-decade decadence sprees. Made being rich the goal of your efforts, not building a better society. Having the richest family. That become the cultural goal.
Right of course. And most MLM do try to be responsible. The problem is when you have amoral (or utterly immoral) "persons" being "personally responsible" for the avalanche of propaganda on the right, like the Murdochs, Pere et Fils. (Not James though... he seems menschy).
When my wife and I set up our first checking account, I was stunned when I was offered a come-on for a vacation loan. Borrow money to GO ON VACATION! Beyond stupid. A nation of people borrowing money they don't have to do something that lasts until the morning dew evaporates by midday's sunshine -- and then being trained by a peccant culture deliberately contrived to make people want to do it again, and again, and again. That was decades ago. And it's only gone downhill from there. Now we have the internet and Facebook and social media -- the perfect delivery system for addicting people to stupidity.
I partially blame the shows "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" and "MTV Cribs" and "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" for driving the multi-decade decadence sprees. Made being rich the goal of your efforts, not building a better society. Having the richest family. That become the cultural goal.
Its tough to blame the media. They make whatever the people will watch. It always comes back to our personal responsibility.
Just because you can does not mean you should. Personal accountability. Media is not excluded from this.
Right of course. And most MLM do try to be responsible. The problem is when you have amoral (or utterly immoral) "persons" being "personally responsible" for the avalanche of propaganda on the right, like the Murdochs, Pere et Fils. (Not James though... he seems menschy).
When my wife and I set up our first checking account, I was stunned when I was offered a come-on for a vacation loan. Borrow money to GO ON VACATION! Beyond stupid. A nation of people borrowing money they don't have to do something that lasts until the morning dew evaporates by midday's sunshine -- and then being trained by a peccant culture deliberately contrived to make people want to do it again, and again, and again. That was decades ago. And it's only gone downhill from there. Now we have the internet and Facebook and social media -- the perfect delivery system for addicting people to stupidity.
Started with infomercials imo. Beginning of the end.
Knew he was a complete douche then and there