1/ The worst part of contemporary capitalism is not just what it’s done to our economy but what it’s done to our heads. Our entire society, and the mindset that dominates it, has been infused with a marketing mentality.
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2/ Everything has become a marketed product, from the way we look to the way we act to what we do professionally and how we do it – and particularly dangerously at this point in our history, our politics.
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3/ When our only bottom line in life is what we can get out of something, we develop a skewed relationship to things that matter. “What can I get out of this?” is not the highest line of questioning for the person seeking the most meaningful life.
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4/ Looking for results in terms of material things is different looking for deeper understanding, a greater capacity to love, or a more soulful view of things. We’ve peripheralized life’s greatest treasures by obsessively seeking its cheapest thrills.
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5/ That fracture has caused a profound disruption that has poisoned our society and sickened our hearts. So many are caged within the need to be who they think they need to be in order to survive. It’s not the way our society should run nor how our economy should be structured.
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6/  We’ve got to free ourselves from the dictates of a mentality that sees everything and everyone as merely a product to be sold. So many of us are twisted up like pretzels, not even knowing anymore who we would be if we weren’t feeling forced to please someone or something.
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7/ Do something radical today; enjoy a park or a novel or a conversation that goes nowhere. Take a stand for things that matter most, so often things that the market says are things that matter least. What the market says is worthless is often the most worthy thing of all.

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Sweetheart, if you wanna stop living in FEAR, the you have to stop ranking yourself among the FEARMONGERS. Neo-Liberalism is a pain in the ass, because everything is for sale, whether it's faith, "love", or politics. You can just buy in. What you want is a World not based on $.
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Nonsense. The only reason people think about money is because it is so hard to pay off the socialists before you can eat. 2 hours of capitalist tax-free work should pay your living expenses for the week.
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1; Yes, since I was little and my workohuc dad. Was all about keeping up with Jones. I've thought of money as root if so much evil. I prioritized staying home with my kids and being frugal. But now as conscience grows, I see how our economy used correctly could basically provide
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2; the good life to us all not excess, but happiness, so much less stress.A good quality of life to find our individual and collective happiness and evolution.
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Excellent thread!👏👏👏👏🙏💙
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Small changes and choices as simple as our words and our reception of others words matter. My dad captures this point in an often repeated mantra "Remember you're a citizen, not a consumer"
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Yes, and taking this a step further the late HH Drubwang Rinpoche said, "No matter how pure your motivation nor vast your aspiration, if you grasp at, outcomes you will never reach enlightenment."
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Beautifully said! 👏👏👏👏
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