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Re: money and life
In a message dated Thu, 11 Jul 2002 2:36:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, shadow at teuton_org writes:
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> well yea, we all *now* that, but why does society pursue
> money so much?>
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> asking the unanswerable
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> rhys
>
Rhys, my Adoration, the unfortunate answer is that money, in our culture, equals power and ease. It is possibly to be powerful and poor, but highly unlikely, unless one is speaking of a different kind of power, such as the power inherent in words or love.
But most people don't want that. They want the power that means they can do what they want, go where they want, wear what they want, be who they want. And for that, nothing else will do but that you have a great deal of money.
Either that, or be a Goth back-end administrator in Boston.
And money can't buy love, but it creates the feeling-- real or illusory-- that life will be easier and more enjoyable with s/he who posesses it. Though, as some of us know all too well, a guy can have a great job and still be a raging, hugless bastard.
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