Want versus Need

[RESiNATE]

..."Accordingly, the possession of a great many material goods becomes necessary not principally because these goods yield pleasure (though they may do this), but because they confer honour."
..."no one could be thought respectable and so lead a psychologically comfortable life without owning them.2

And this is the point, isn't it: people have had their sense of values (in terms of possession and 'need') changed by advertisement.

My problem isn't with those that have the 'latest fads'.
My problem is with those that pursue those 'fads' at the cost of their general responsibilities.

I believe that many of today's problems are the result of an obsession with 'keeping up with the Joneses'. Jealousy of those that have the luxury of being able to afford 'fads' seems much like penis envy for men, and breast envy for women. Indeed, many women succumb to the 'need' for perfect boobies...as do men, I guess.

Res...

[Animavore]

Apparently yer man Abraham Maslow found out that pyramid did not work on the Irish man and was in the middle of making separate one for the Irish when he died

Probably with drink on the bottom section

EDIT: Forgot to mention; I can't find any sources for this. I heard it on a radio programme a few years ago and can't verify its veracity.

[Trolldor]

Fad.. like Twilight?

Or Harry Potter?

Or Pink Shirts?

Anyone who's been in my position will value a good sandwich over any fad.

...and mine isn't even that desperate.