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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
you are clearly putting your own feelings into this. you are saying people put their ego into the things they own, well you are doing the same thing with a degree thinking its somehow different. its not.
stop acting like going to college is special, its not. everyone does it. it means nothing these days. people with phd's are a joke. they like to call themselves a doctor to boost their ego. how is that any different? become a medical doctor, then you'll have my respect. otherwise you're just another pseudo intellectual.
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No, I am saying people buy to boost there ego.
Some of us consider 'stuff' to be rather irrelavent.
One example is one of the saints (i forget which one) who had a wealthy family, and he himself was rich.
He gave it all way to live a simple life looking after animals and people.
Its very powerfll to be able to stop and say @i do not need this stuff' and no longer care.
Not top care about having to be one up on your naybours.
The point is ego is harmfull.
Its what your bread to belive. Purchase junk, it will give you a better life. Buy cheap food as its great. Forget the harm to the planet.
Keep buying. More you own the more you can boast.