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consumerism

You say, ‘If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.’ You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.

by angela on December 1, 2008

You say, ‘If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.’ You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.
–Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Edited to add:
Someone asked me last week if I wrote notes about why quotes were memorable or important to [...]

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Class & Consumption

by angela on June 30, 2008

One of the recurring data points in our ongoing discussion about social status, wealth, and consumption is the shocking prevalence of satellite dishes and Land Rovers on Graham’s drive through the projects on his way to U of H. Inconspicuous Consumption: A new theory of the leisure class makes some interesting [...]

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