#55 “Yes it is, it’s a bit nipply out. I mean nippy out, what did I say, nipple? Huh, there is a nip in the air.” Clark Griswold - National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 1989
Open mouth, insert foot. Yet, on the flip side; open mouth, output humor. Tis the season, right? Right. Holidays galore. People being "nice" to one another. People finally being "nice" to one another. What seriously do holidays do to get people off their high horse and all of a sudden be generous? Are we creatures of bull shit during the holidays? Or are we truly sincere?
To each consumer, we are poignant. To each retailer, we are an ice storm of greed with benefits. Has consumerism gone too far?
There was the time of the baby boomers, there was generation X and Y. Are today's people, generation consumption?
What does it take to be a consumer nation? We buy to make ourselves feel better, or supposedly because we want to "appear" better. "It's been two months and I don't like this anymore, so, I will just buy something else". Or... wow, "I am feeling a little sorry for myself, so I am going to pick up this incredible, double-sided, over the top, superb product of make-me-feel better glob, that I really didn't need".
Humans are spending fools.
What happens if we all go back to farm days and harvest and raise our own food, would restaurants go out of business? What happens if we go back to our grandma's generation and sew our own clothes and make our own blankets, would Macy's be pissed? If humans were to revert back to being pioneers, would we have more or less time to be generous and nice, or would we be miserable?
Don't get me wrong, I like nice stuff. I love great food. I like being a consumer. I love knowing I can control what I do with the power of the want, and the satisfaction of the need.
I can be the greatest perception consumer on the planet. I can have the shiniest, the most luxurious vehicle, vivacious boat, and modern eccentric house in the world; because I have a shiny new credit card. Yep that shiny 2X2 piece of plastic; and, oh yes, it fits perfectly in a wallet or a pocket.
What are we teaching the youth? Buy, swipe. Buy, swipe. Buy... you are swiped. I mean, wiped out completely. But hey, you sure as hell look good.
Ok, we went from a quote about nipples to a posting about consumer consumption, consumed lifestyle and appeal. Sorry about that. Nipples are great; I mean, its a nippy world out there; what did I say, yes it is nipply to buy, its a nip of a deal; right in the nip of time. Ya... its just....
go buy something. It seems to work.
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