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Originally posted by Joe
Am I evil?
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Not at all. I don't think there is anything necessarily wrong with wanting material things or wanting better for yourself.
I confess too: I want a PS2. I want a 2002 VW Jetta, fully loaded. I want an iMac. I think we're all guilty of being materialistic at one point or another. And I don't think we should be ashamed for thinking that way. When I go into a store to buy a new shirt, I'm not really thinking, "Hey, did a 5-year old in a dump factory in Thailand make this shirt, getting paid 5 cents an hour?" No, I'm thinking, "How much is this, and will it fit?" It's nearly impossible to try and take all that into consideration, when I've got 9 million things on my mind (as do most others).
There are some "betterment" things that cross my mind more than others: I won't buy an SUV, b/c I think they're too big and get horrible gas mileage (not only hurting my pocketbook, but the environment). I don't litter b/c I hate seeing trash strewn about, plus I don't want to pay a fine.
We're only human in the end.