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What does consumerism have to do with religion and spirituality? Seriously, what's the non-hyperbolic connection?
by maaku 12y ago
What does consumerism have to do with religion and spirituality? Seriously, what's the non-hyperbolic connection?
- dreamweapon 12y agoConsumerism is the de-facto spirituality for many people in the West. And that's a fairly non-controversial statement to make; no hyperbole, there.
- locopati 12y agoWhat is religion if not one means to address the suffering we encounter in life? (finding meaning and purpose, existing in a community of shared beliefs and goals, encountering illness and death, etc.) What is consumerism if not another means to the same thing? (if I obtain these material things - a house, a car, a family - I will be happy, I will not suffer)
- lutusp 12y agoBoth provide faux meanings, pretend structures, to people with empty lives. Speaking non-hyperbolically, of course. If you're a believer, you're a better person than a nonbeliever. If you're a consumer, you're supporting economic growth and the American Way, even if you live in Burkina Faso.