Chuck0 writes:
> I doubt that many people really love their jobs, if they had full
consciousness of the choices, like what other people's jobs are like,
long vacations, and the joy of not working at all.
I am fully conscious of my choices and I adore what I do. Working with young people is one of the most satisfying ways (for me) to spend my time.
> American workers also don't understand that they work themselves
to death in order to buy worthlesss trinkets and indications of "wealth."
They buy these trinkets in order to shore up a misconceived notion of self. This artcile from today's New York Times shows how pathological things have become:
http://nytimes.com/2004/09/07/fashion/07DRES.html
The scariest sentence:
"The fashion industry is jumping to fill stores with clothes when America's luxury shoppers want them: all the time."
Just as there is no longer any true television season, tnhere are no longer any distinct fashion seasons. People's needs to satisfy their fetishes and cravings are expanding exponentially.
Brian Dauth Queer Buddhist Resister