Essays: Materialism

by Fred

To Change a Decade To change any event in history is a lofty power to have and would alter the course of history. Such an event that should be changed is that decadent decade known as the1980's. Even a decade can be con...read more

by Pamela Nollen

Do you ever wonder if some people have more money than sense? Do they just have so much money that they are compelled to spend it on the most outrageously expensive stuff they can find? Is there a limit to how much money p...read more

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50 quid for goddamn flowers. I'm not cold hearted, far from it, but 50 quid for flowers is putting costs on romance which create entry levels into just being able to have a life, costs - if you choose to not put your lot i...read more

by John James

Zen Curb Marbles: The Teachings of Seymour Glass By John James Teachings of the Zen tradition are often found in the works of J. D. Salinger. Throughout his novella Seymour: An Introduction (more of a fictional memo...read more

by Morrette Allen

IN THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS I always thought as a child growing up that happiness meant having a luxurious home, car, having a wealthy and wickedly handsome husband, preferably a lawyer or doctor, two fabulous kids, a...read more

by Dave Beckwith

Whether we like it or not, we live in a materialistic society. This usually has negative connotations for understandable reasons. However, as in most cases, there are two sides to every story. There often is another perspe...read more

by Rick Fontes

A significant portion of the population of our planet is in deep distress. As the world wide economic situation steadily worsens we, in the USA, are looking for yet another knight errant to ride from over the horizon and...read more

by Carlos Alvarenga

To fully understand the basis of all human needs you must first way the outcomes of asking the simple question to any human about the basic necessities versus the bourgeois way of life which so many of us,intellectuals, se...read more

by Matthew Schinazi

Materialism is a plague amongst the current American population. All forms of media incorporate materialism in their broadcasts because this concept fuels our capitalistic economy. Materialism is not entirely detrimental t...read more

by Jerry Curtis

An agnostic materialist I once knew once told me that "whoever dies with the most stuff wins." He was agnostic because he wasn't quite sure about this whole life-after-death thing, but he was certain about materialism. His...read more

by creagcridhe

This is how you catch a monkey. Get a coconut, or a gourd or something similar, drill a hole in it, just barely big enough for a monkey hand to fit through. I suppose it depends on the monkey you want. Place a big juic...read more

by Deb Longley

A couple of weeks ago I ordered a chocolate malt. It was a medium. I think the regular price was about two bucks. But I asked for extra malt, because in my opinion, one of the worst things that can happen in an ice crea...read more

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by Jessica Manchester

I grew up in a family that believed you store your treasures in heaven and earthly possessions wind up owning you. Materialism scares me. I am a child of the 80s so I remember the excessive lifestyles that were promoted. I...read more

by T.C Leonard

In my workplace, the post office, I see it everyday: materialism gone wild. In the end, however, each individual's lust for money and goods turns into a proverbial "catch 22": if you can afford to own it, when do you find...read more

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by Devin Latimer

Easter sunday, a day of joy and blessings, and on this very special Easter I really found my heart getting tugged at. I was sitting at a table with a bunch of close adult friends, something I don't do very often around hol...read more

by Christine Bruness

Esay Channel: Materialism WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO WORK FOR DONALD TRUMP? Why in the world would anyone want to work for Donald Trump? Who would allow a shallow and cruel man without substance and character...read more

by Madlando Aver

Good T-shirts I have a t-shirt reading "St. Patrick's Day Parade, March 17, 1987 Sioux Falls, SD." I have another that says simply, "Minnesota Twins" with a date of 1988 (one year after their World Series win, and cons...read more

by Jobie Weetaluktuk

I am a materialist. I believe in materialism. I advocate for materialism. I practice what I preach. Actually, I don't preach materialism but I live as a materialist. First of all what is a materialist? What is materi...read more

by Serenity.

Most people are sheep. They follow the crowd, the party line, and the solidly middle class, photogenic personalities who brilliantly cater to their ethnocentric insecurities ( and are handsomely paid for it ) on the netwo...read more

by Ross Cavins

Don't Use The Kleenex (They're for company) - MY DAD. What a character. He was full of these little gems of wisdom when I was growing up. Hold a door open and you get . . . What are you trying to do, heat the out...read more