Originally Posted by Caligari

The biggest lie kids are taught to believe when they are young is that they are "consumers."
In the mindset of consuming and being labeled as consumers, their subconscious reaction to the outside world is "i need to consume this. i may not need this, but i need to consume it."
They are born into debt thru no fault of their own, but they are instant indentured servants.

In the U.S. you can practically walk down any street and see piles of plastic refuse.
Massive amounts of plastic toys, computer peripherals...things acquired because they needed to be consumed, but which are now junk to be tossed in the trash, having become obsolete because of the next widget presented on the market.

GDP = growth = consumption

This is a no win standard which brings us to the tragedy unfolding today.

If the U.S. didnt WASTE so many resources there would be no need to drill in the ocean for more oil.