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well, one of the biggest criticisms of materialism is religion, and western culture has been very good at marginalizing it for the sake of the rich. I think peo
by Noos 8y ago
well, one of the biggest criticisms of materialism is religion, and western culture has been very good at marginalizing it for the sake of the rich. I think people are finding out that for all of religion's faults, it acted as a alternate source of transcendent morality which could help mitigate those difficulties you describe so well.
Don't worry, the rich will solve it though. Legal weed and other drugs to sedate and make us listless, and cheap low culture like video games as an alternate form of meaningless self-medication are their solution. Lot of us are just being warehoused that way if we wind up losing in the materialistic culture.
- Viliam1234 8y agoDifferent religions have different moralities. "It is okay if poor people starve; they deserve it for having done something bad in their previous life" is a religious idea, too.
- kwhitefoot 8y agoMuch of western religion in practice simply legitimised the power of the kings and nobles. It might have had a lot to say about the evils of materialism but it rarely addressed the evils inherent in the hierarchical systems of government and control.