tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post9122359989212738419..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: The Conundrum by David Owen Crafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-36924719760136720182013-10-23T11:01:32.051+01:002013-10-23T11:01:32.051+01:00As long as people believe that buying something br...As long as people believe that buying something brings happiness (and as long as they remain blind to the fact that buying more stuff hasn't made them any happier) we will have this issue. The U.S. way of thinking has grown increasingly consumeristic. Not happy? Buy electronics, cars, houses, toys, more fry pans, etc. <br /><br />It is depressing...Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05922913385900766030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-43413823110098628752013-10-22T23:07:30.656+01:002013-10-22T23:07:30.656+01:00the inevitable
has been delayed
we regret the inco...the inevitable<br />has been delayed<br />we regret the inconvenienceBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717622168200846486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-89077845925925291142013-10-22T07:28:25.032+01:002013-10-22T07:28:25.032+01:00Weaver - I agree
EG Camera Girl - yes, our financ...Weaver - I agree<br /><br />EG Camera Girl - yes, our financial systems rely on the opposite of fragulaism<br /><br />Rabbits Guy - very likely true!<br /><br />bunnits - I agree totally!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-39822139009290249812013-10-22T06:07:29.529+01:002013-10-22T06:07:29.529+01:00We should all try to reduce our "getting and ...We should all try to reduce our "getting and spending."bunnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762412508859521913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-68117347714502149842013-10-22T04:59:27.835+01:002013-10-22T04:59:27.835+01:00... and I think that, back about 10,000 or so year...... and I think that, back about 10,000 or so years ago, such similar thoughts are why Gods were invented.RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-8693610247332147292013-10-21T16:48:23.237+01:002013-10-21T16:48:23.237+01:00Oh, it's FRUGALISM I believe in. ;))Oh, it's FRUGALISM I believe in. ;))EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-72582085961137424372013-10-21T16:47:26.372+01:002013-10-21T16:47:26.372+01:00I believe in rugalism but I fear that's not wh...I believe in rugalism but I fear that's not what capitalism is based on. I think we humans are in very serious trouble. Yes, that IS depressing, isn't it? EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-64191832314957150892013-10-21T15:28:55.168+01:002013-10-21T15:28:55.168+01:00Juliet - from my advanced age I really cannot affo...Juliet - from my advanced age I really cannot afford to think too much about the future, it is too depressing. I know people always talk about the good old days and I try not to think along those lines, but often it does seem to me that we are dashing headlong towards destruction. New atomic station in Somerset is no help to my thinking either.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com