Today the subject of consumerism kept popping up. I keep thinking about how circular time is and it seems that throughout history there’s always the examples of great civilizations that meet their demise as soon as the society gets too decadent. Greece, Rome, Roaring Twenties. Good times make weak men etc
But why is that? Consumerism is what the DS uses to hypnotize people, to make them not care about the society they live in, not pay attention to the changes going on around them because they’re too busy caring about themselves.
The more you watch YouTube, the more you start consuming bc these YouTuber reviewers start helping you imagine situations you would be using said items and that’s the thought seed that gets you going and thinking “yea that would be a nice thing to have in case that happens”. Next thing you know you’re obsessed with the item. You’re thinking about it morning, noon and night. Consume consume consume. The average person who is susceptible to this hypnosis is spending his time either working to get the money to buy the thing he wants or spending his time finding the next thing to buy. Where is the time to give a shit about politics? As long as their life is not affected, they won’t unplug.
But a society must reach a certain level of prosperity before consumerism can take place. If society is at a level where you don’t even know if you’ll have a next meal, you wont care about much else and will be very involved in government to demand change.
Therefore the best point to maintain control of a society is to make sure the people have enough money to eat have a place to live and have some spending money. It’s much easier to distract people when they have some money to spend and we’re not talking a whole lot of money just needs to be slightly over “barely surviving”.
Now, you control the media/social media and you basically tell your stars what’s the next big thing for them to focus on.
The extreme preaning of men / feminization of men has happened prior to a civilizations down fall (Greek men and young boys as lovers, Men in drag in the Weimar Republic.
Narcissism also is high in a society before it’s downfall.
Sorry if it’s not very coherent. Just wanted to jot down some random thoughts. I’m sure this isn’t news to anyone but I guess I just never took the time to dissect out all these ideas.
So, OP, I'm a bit groggy and having probably a harder time wrapping my head around my comment than you had articulating your post. That is to say, "well done" on your part. 😁
This is Behavioral Economics at it's core. It's a very important subject that, just like your post, combines Economics, History, Psychology and Philosophy. Frankly, it's a hellish subject. The DS has been studying it for who knows how long, and it appears - outside of the indomitable Human Spirit and the Power of God and Faith - they've almost mastered it, and US.
Thoughts like yours need to be in every head and heart. It is the wisdom that is both the catalyst, and the result, of the Great Awakening. Cyclical indeed.
Thank YOU for posting. WWG1WGA
Kek thanks. I’m glad it made sense. Writing is not my forte. The ideas pop up in my head but when I try to put it down on paper, sometimes I feel that it’s not in a logical order.