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Consumerism

Ladies and Gentlemen
CONSUMERISM
Those who “know that enough is enough”, goes the Chinese proverb, “will always have enough”. For consumerism, there is no such thing as enough. The language of consumerism is the language of hunger. "Appetite" for products must be created.
As people, we have become materialistic in this modern day world. This is how it all starts LOVE ME - LOVE MY CAR. To me the thing about old people is that everything about them gets smaller. You know, their bodies get smaller.., they move into smaller places, they sleep less time, they eat smaller meals...except the car. The older they get, the bigger their car gets. They're all driving these Detroit Behemoths. I've never understood that. And old people have a way of backing out of the driveway. They don’t turn form side to side. Their attitude is "I'm old and I’m coming back.” ‘ I have been around a while, now’ You watch out for me buddy. And then once they get out their they drive so slowly. B...

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