tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15347688.post4393024684302132942..comments2023-12-19T03:38:23.085-05:00Comments on Note to self:: Marketing versus happinessTeaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459066358653082806noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15347688.post-85093988422060757992008-09-09T05:58:00.000-04:002008-09-09T05:58:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259679634593031996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15347688.post-76615798010585785552008-09-07T20:16:00.000-04:002008-09-07T20:16:00.000-04:00I haven't read it...that is a good point, though. ...I haven't read it...that is a good point, though. I don't think you can take the social competitiveness out of people, but perhaps it could be channelled to other things besides material consumption. (Actually, charitable giving, volunteering, etc. could already be seen as part of such competition, though that's sort of a crass way to view it...)Teaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459066358653082806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15347688.post-3234967511561170792008-09-07T17:03:00.000-04:002008-09-07T17:03:00.000-04:00Ever read Juliet Schor's _The Overspent American_?...Ever read Juliet Schor's _The Overspent American_? She makes exactly this point. “The difficulty is the demand of keeping up: the emulation process never ends," Schor writes. "Growth is built into the very structure of our economy.” The natural result of this process is that there is a constant demand for the new, the quirky, the latest and best, to replace the old and outdated. Money can buy happiness!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com