As a matter of fact, those habits have worked very well though I often overlook their influence.
Well, they might have mentioned this intrusive factor- don't you agree? Greed is an ancient fact but modern advertising projects an abnormal, unrealistic "norm". I don't take ads seriously and many are so absurd they are are amusing. And afterall, "there's a sucker born every minute"- P.T. Barnum On Mar 11, 9:55 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > “…Wastefulness is a learned behavior. I must thank the nuns/convent > life for providing me with some good habits as a child…” – rigs > > So…do they still fit? ;-) > > “…The computer was supposed to eliminate excess paper and junk- but I > think it has made matters worse…” – rigs > > Actually, it was known from the start that computers merely would > produce more data thus the apparent need for more printouts. Marketing > as usual lacks integrity. > > “…The media and its advertisers are chiefly responsible for instilling > greediness…” – rigs > > I’m not so sure about this. My guess is that said attachment to stuff > is but one of many human traits and needs little to no help in > manifesting. In fact, IF there was no response to marketing, it might > stop. (marketing) Thus, the responsibility lies within each of us. > > On Mar 11, 5:02 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This whole bit about excess started when nomads settled down and > > needed extra stores of grains, etc. to tide them through seasons, > > seiges, trading. Excessive display was limited to certain classes. > > Basically, providing for future needs was a step forward in thinking > > but like most human thought patterns, it ran amok. > > > Wastefulness is a learned behavior. I must thank the nuns/convent life > > for providing me with some good habits as a child. > > > The computer was supposed to eliminate excess paper and junk- but I > > think it has made matters worse. > > > The media and its advertisers are chiefly responsible for instilling > > greediness but where are the parents who are the main teachers of > > children? I've gone on a couple of binges in my lifetime so I am not > > perfect but it's like an addiction or a form of "one-upsmanship". > > Another source was the papacy with its materialism and protestant > > sects that linked prosperity with holiness/god's blessing. > > > On Mar 11, 2:47 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I know some people who have gone agrarian in a commune, and lived in a > > > Moldovan village for a while. Even such places (or the Amish etc.) > > > really only get by courtesy of the military-industrial complex > > > 'keeping them safe'. Here we now have 4 waste bins (garden, plastic > > > bottles-tins, paper-cardboard and general trash) - rather than > > > recycling this all seems more like a new industry. We went to > > > fortnightly collections, only for a return to weekly collections to > > > become a political campaign. We could get by on monthly collections, > > > perhaps doubled for three months in summer. This would be considered > > > 'rocket science' in our corridors of power, with several years debate > > > necessary on which three months constitute summer. The 'answer' to > > > Royal Mail's finances is to allow them to deliver more junk mail > > > (sadly not pre-packaged for the paper bin). > > > Perhaps we should all get junk-jokes to lighten us up? > > > > On 11 Mar, 04:46, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Dinesh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Not a very bright idea, but how about going to a store paying for a > > > > > thing but not taking it ? > > > > > That way the same thing can be sold again and again till the packing > > > > > gets worn out. Economy will thrive as normal and resources will be > > > > > consumed lesser. > > > > > Or hire a charter plane for a tour of Egypt and Asia (by a group, if > > > > > required) pay all the amounts, including the stays at various places, > > > > > but never go anywhere. > > > > > Reminds me of the time I generously offered to relieve everyone of the > > > > evil influences and temptations of their cash. Sadly enough, no one > > > > took me up on my offer. It still stands, btw. Cash or money order > > > > accepted. Paypal too. > > > > > dj > > > > > > On Mar 10, 6:57 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >> We the consumers bear the greatest responsibility because we buy, we > > > > >> want and must have stuff we don't need. I put my recycle bin out > > > > >> every week but my trash bin every six weeks. We created an > > > > >> environment in which plastics are used for no other purpose except as > > > > >> an anti-theft device, ie; packaging. Much of our waste comes from > > > > >> our want of decoration and design, the paints and plastics; we even > > > > >> have plastic plants. How stupid have we become and how far are we > > > > >> going to go in letting ourselves be duped by artificial nature? Now > > > > >> with China entering a new phase of modernization with billions of > > > > >> people contributing to the mess we might find ourselves in the danger > > > > >> zone a lot sooner than we think. > > > > > >> The Cap & Trade idea is definitely another distraction ploy by the > > > > >> corporate world to side step what will ultimately result in fiscal > > > > >> losses. Only we as individuals can change it. > > > > > >> On Mar 10, 2:22 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> > While a commercial...the 20 min. video on the story of stuff is > > > > >> > both > > > > >> > entertaining and informative as well as direct. > > > > > >> >http://www.storyofstuff.com/ > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. > > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > [email protected]. > > > > > For more options, visit this group > > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.-Hidequoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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