Comments on: Do we live in a disposable culture? http://www.theonlinerant.com/2007/07/30/do-we-live-in-a-disposable-culture/ Jamie's thoughts, ideas, and struggles Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:38:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alexander http://www.theonlinerant.com/2007/07/30/do-we-live-in-a-disposable-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Alexander Sat, 04 Aug 2007 06:24:00 +0000 http://www.theonlinerant.com/2007/07/30/do-we-live-in-a-disposable-culture/#comment-33 A wise man said:<br/><br/>"I don't have enough money to buy cheap things". A wise man said:

“I don’t have enough money to buy cheap things”.

]]> By: Jamie Barrows http://www.theonlinerant.com/2007/07/30/do-we-live-in-a-disposable-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Jamie Barrows Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:19:00 +0000 http://www.theonlinerant.com/2007/07/30/do-we-live-in-a-disposable-culture/#comment-32 Andrew,<br/>Good high quality wood stuff is something most people would like to buy, but don't really want it enough to save for it. I know I wouldn't mind having better stuff in my house, but I don't want to do without while I save for it. <br/><br/>So I end up spending the money that would have gone towards saving, on the cheap stuff. Mainly because I'm not disciplined enough to make myself do without until I can afford better. Andrew,
Good high quality wood stuff is something most people would like to buy, but don’t really want it enough to save for it. I know I wouldn’t mind having better stuff in my house, but I don’t want to do without while I save for it.

So I end up spending the money that would have gone towards saving, on the cheap stuff. Mainly because I’m not disciplined enough to make myself do without until I can afford better.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.theonlinerant.com/2007/07/30/do-we-live-in-a-disposable-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Andrew Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:13:00 +0000 http://www.theonlinerant.com/2007/07/30/do-we-live-in-a-disposable-culture/#comment-31 I've found this a little depressing as well. Not that material goods should be our end-all or our goal, but it's kind of tacky how everyone essentially has the exact same furniture and decorations in their houses. Until you move into the "Pottery Barn" purchasing class, your house is essentially an Ikea catalog. Instead of furniture making a house feel like a home, it's just another carbon copy. My parents (who grew up in Massachusetts) witnessed the death of traditional furniture (which used to be a BIG business up there). No one buys solid wood chairs anymore when they can get Ikea chairs so cheap. And few people seem to care. I’ve found this a little depressing as well. Not that material goods should be our end-all or our goal, but it’s kind of tacky how everyone essentially has the exact same furniture and decorations in their houses. Until you move into the “Pottery Barn” purchasing class, your house is essentially an Ikea catalog. Instead of furniture making a house feel like a home, it’s just another carbon copy. My parents (who grew up in Massachusetts) witnessed the death of traditional furniture (which used to be a BIG business up there). No one buys solid wood chairs anymore when they can get Ikea chairs so cheap. And few people seem to care.

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