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First off I want to state I did not write this but does this person have a point?

The Things you own end up owning you

Exactly. Think about it... back in 1999 when Fight Club was made, it was just the beginning of slavery to computers – now? People are fucking addicted to their cell phone, computer and other bullshit. I know people that spend more than 10 hours a day on Facebook! That’s fucking sick. But that’s another thing... in this quote, Jack’s telling Tyler that he lost everything when his condo blew up – Tyler answers him in a nonchalant/sarcastic way – „Shit, and now it’s all gone“.

 People are addicted to things they own – the more things you have the more trapped you are. Somehow we trap ourselves with material bullshit, we buy a bunch of stuff we don’t need. Why? Is it possible that we are all emotionally unstable? Do we really have to BUY things to feel good about ourselves – or did society make us think we need all that shit? Probably both. Either way – it’s pathetic.  Do we really NEED to buy something to be happy? Just think about it how stupid that is. OK – some things are normal, but most people are obsessed and try to gain happiness from the outside – happiness comes from inside, not the outside. But most people don’t understand that.

 Here’s a little exercise for you – Live 10 days without watching TV and without using your computer. I know, you will start making up excuses „I have to work“ „I’m waiting for an important email“ „bla bla bla“. Whatever. You are an idiot if you can’t live 10 days without a computer and TV. Do you understand what it means if you’re unable to do this „freedom exercise“? It means that you are a slave... that you have no real life.

 Believe me – these 10 days will be the most beautiful 10 days you’ve had this year. The first 2-3 days will be hard for most people, but after that, you call a friend of the opposite sex – have some fun, go out, party. You call an old friend, you read a book, you go out for a walk and do something normal. Suddenly everything becomes more clear – your senses get stronger, you can see, hear and smell better. You can feel the world around you and you feel alive and free. That is how you will feel if you give up something that controls you, something that you „need“ every day.

 Now that the economic crisis hit the world – you can actually see how many people are slaves to what they own. Hundreds of thousands lost their jobs, tens of thousands  went crazy. Many died from heart attacks, even more of them got divorced. Hundreds of people went insane and are currently in mental institutions... many committed suicide.  Think about it for a second – these people are all idiots. I understand, they’ve lost their jobs, homes and money, but why give up and kill yourself? Yes, you bought a bunch of stuff on credit, yes you were stupid. But why kill yourself because you won’t have money? Half of the world is STARVING, and these idiots kill themselves because they won’t have any more money to spend on bullshit they don’t need... pathetic.

 Don’t let anything shake your confidence in life. Don’t be a fucking slave. Wake up and truly live your life. Don’t be afraid to tell people what you think... speak up and fight, say what you think. Honesty will free us all.

Fight Club is full of awesome quotes. Keep on reading, and wake up,

Jack


http://www.fightclubquotes.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2:the-things-you-own-end-up-owning-you&catid=1:the-qoutes&Itemid=2




       

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The Things you own end up owning you

At 1st I thought this was a Nextbox troll thread.



http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/profile/92109/nintendopie/ Nintendopie  Was obviously right and I was obviously wrong. I will forever be a lesser being than them. (6/16/13)

Fight Club is overrated trash and its only redeeming quality was Meatloaf's steroid titties.



Considering that I see people on this forum frequently ask for week or month ban so they have no choice but study I'd say this article is spot on. When I go on vacation I have no access to technology and it is nice to get away from it all. But I always come back to my digital life. I wouldn't give up either forever.



I could easily quit for a week or a month. But their really is no point. I would probably just read the entire time, yet another entertainment activity. Or drive my car and waste money on gas.



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The thing is, if we go by what this article says, we really don't "need" anything. That book he told us to read once we stepped away from our computers? Yeah, we don't need that. That freedom to be able to go to school? Yeah, you really don't need that either.

Whenever people say things like this it always baffles me. Of course we don't need all this stuff, but do we really need anything (except the obvious)? Well... no.



NintendoPie said:
The thing is, if we go by what this article says, we really don't "need" anything. That book he told us to read once we stepped away from our computers? Yeah, we don't need that. That freedom to be able to go to school? Yeah, you really don't need that either.

Whenever people say things like this it always baffles me. Of course we don't need all this stuff, but do we really need anything (except the obvious)? Well... no.


I think the message is a little stronger than that.  Have you ever known someone because they collect things?  Maybe a guy who collects star wars items.  He collects all this star wars stuff to the point that it defines him.  He buys them thinking that it will make him happy and that without them he would no longer be happy. That he is buying happiness is what i think he is trying to say.  You dont hav to buy happiness because happpiness is within and all the things in this world that you "think" you need will not change you as a person.  Object doesnt define you but some people let them define them

Does that make sense?  i tried explaining it the best i could




       

JayWood2010 said:


I think the message is a little stronger than that.  Have you ever known someone because they collect things?  Maybe a guy who collects star wars items.  He collects all this star wars stuff to the point that it defines him.  He buys them thinking that it will make him happy and that without them he would no longer be happy. That he is buying happiness is what i think he is trying to say.  You dont hav to buy happiness because happpiness is within and all the things in this world that you "think" you need will not change you as a person.  Object doesnt define you but some people let them define them

Does that make sense?  i tried explaining it the best i could

I understood what the article. It just baffles me to think that people say that we don't really need to buy this stuff. (In the case of a collector, that is his hobby. He does this so he can have a collection. It's something that person finds joy in.)



but most people are obsessed and try to gain happiness from the outside – happiness comes from inside, not the outside.

But I love the outdoors. Going for long walks with the kids in the snow, or long moutain bike rides in the hot summer sun. Inside is overrated.



badgenome said:

Fight Club is overrated trash and its only redeeming quality was Meatloaf's steroid titties.

Man, do you really believe think this about Fight Club?



Nintendo is selling their IPs to Microsoft and this is true because:

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=221391&page=1