Another day another $100. It amazes me that I make a decent amount of money yet am still broke as hell. I work hard and make (what I think) is a decent income. Apparently, it isn’t that great. My car is one day ahead of the reaper. My housing situation is far from luxurious. Granted, I do indulge in natural and organic food but that certainly doesn’t deplete my income too drastically. I guess these would all be considered indicators of inflation and a downward spiralling economy. Yet, advertising and consumerism must continue. Those profit margins must be made or heads will role. So, like every good citizen/consumer, I long for the latest and greatest shit that I hope will fill the empty void in me that was created by the advertisers and corporations in the first place. System of a Down put it best, “advertising causes need, therapy…” I finally pulled the plug on the ‘ol tube and have enjoyed life a lot since. It was real tough at first. I kept thinking I was missing something very important and would kind of ‘jones’ for a while until I found something more productive to do. The sad thing I think is that I would watch maybe an hour of television a day and I had this severe withdrawal symptoms?! Now when I try to watch the tube I kind of zone out and stare right through it while thinking of more important things. I also notice that the commercials and such really no longer cater to my interests as they once did. It’s pretty cool. Now, I need to try that with the web. Ha! Not going to happen!
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