Meeting-Date
Mon 2017-Nov-20
Facillitator
Stefan
Presentation
Body
- For your encouragement, we have something from Wendy: <Scene from The Grinch (2000) where Taylor Momsen tells Jeffrey Tambor the meaning of Christmas>
- Also, check out this encouraging article that seems to show that you can’t serve God and mammon. Sacred Brands: Consumerism As Modern Religion
- Note: The 25th Anniversary of Buy Nothing Day: Friday November 24th A celebration of anti-materialism
Questions
Marketing: Every purchase represents something.
Quality of life, practicality, class & culture, hope
Example: Kitchen gadgets that seem practical but don’t get used.
Example: I want to be proud of my home to visitors
Which purchases represent, which don’t represent something?
Needs vs wants:
If I am saving up for it, do I need it? (Apparently not.)
If I have a hard time paying it off, do I need it?
How can I exchange my wants to satisfy others’ needs?
Should we give to the extent that we become poor? Where is the line?
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