Friday, October 30, 2009
weekly responce 6
When Lasn states that “the consumerist, capitalist, materialist tendencies of "American" culture are unhealthy”, I believe he is referring to the fact that we as American are letting the idea of consumerism and being obsessed with material objects determine, and influence the way we live our lives. I think that when he refers to this aspect of our lives as being unhealthy, he means that by letting such outside forces influence us on such a major level, we are giving in, and changing the way we live, by worrying about all the wrong things. We lose a certain sense of connection between us as individuals and the natural world, as well as the “family” setting in which we are supposed to be more connected to. I think he also means that with all this nonsense taking over, and consuming much of our time and thoughts, we loose the ability to recognize what truly is important, and often lose track of the real world. I think that the point that was made about the modern family still holds relevance to today. I believe that although this text was written almost 10 years ago, the issue of still being less connected to the family still remains as issue. Maybe even more so in fact seeing as how in today’s day in age more people are doing more things, and are spending less time together as a family, due to the various different time schedules in the household. I also see that now-a-days less importance is stressed on the idea of a sit down meal with the family, but that definitely corresponds to the idea of everyone being way to consumed with other priorities. In my own life I have noticed certain things that would agree with Lasns’ text as well. I too feel that within my own surroundings I can notice the new obsession with materialistic objects. Over the past ten years, my friends and I have become increasingly aware of the many new things that we “must” have due to advertisements and placements within movies and tv shows that we watch. Although I find it annoying to be constantly needing to buy the nex new thing in order to keep up with the times, its something’s that has almost become a staple in out culture today.
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