Bane Macleod

Im a material gurl!! err..

Reggy over at The Element Network had this to say a week or so ago: (That week is a long long week now)

In return, he received this wonderful reply from Carl:

Well hell, it looks like you guys are in need of assistance, and I'm just the fella to give it to you. Philosophy and such aside, lets take a look underneath all this, put away our ponderings and deep thoughts for a moment and look at base desires. Why desire these things? Well that's actually a pretty easy to answer question.. Because they feel good. Take a moment if you must, let the thought roll around in your head... It feels great to be successful.. Picture successful..

Ok, done imagining? No, I don't think you are, that was a little to quick. Bah, lets try some questions. Hey! A quiz in fact!

Rather then cruise around in a brand new car of my choice, I would like to borrow my uncles beat up and broken down Dodge Dart. TRUE/FALSE

Instead of being popular and the adoration of my friends & fans, I would choose to be spit on and harassed. TRUE/FALSE

As opposed to ever having a date, I would like to spend my entire life masturbating to corpses on the internet. TRUE/FALSE

I do not approve of the quest for material gain, therefore I will live in this wet cardboard box instead of my mansion. TRUE/FALSE

I will not partake of your mouth watering lobster dinner, for this gruel suffices. TRUE/FALSE

To find your score: If you answered TRUE to any of these questions you are either an idiot or you need to be locked up.
You understand my point now? This minimalist bullshit is just that. For those who originally lived the concept and believed in it it was a great set of standards, "We do not need, therefore we do not take". Now however this is used not unlike mental illnesses of every shape and form. Don't like to listen to 2 hour speeches on socialism in third world countries? Don't worry, you probably have ADD, its not your fault. Too lazy to get off your fat ass and get a job? You're depressed, it's okay, take these pills. Can't manage to get a date? Not popular? Homeless? Can't get a job to buy that l33t walkman? It's okay, you don't need that materialistic bullshit anyway. Come fast with me.

It's an excuse, plain and simple.

Why do I want that fast car, big house and friends? Quite simple mah man, I dig em. I like the thought of looking around a house and saying "I own this, this is mine". Seriously, I love it. Sometimes I like to glide gracefully through a room doing ballerina twirls and such, just pointing at all the things I own. I like the thought of being popular, of people liking me, it makes me downright tingly. I know for a fact that a materialistic Supra is gonna outperform and look better then a late model Oldsmobile. And maybe it's just me but I think I'd rather give orders in a boardroom then take them on the back of a garbage truck.

Am I brainwashed? Possibly, I won't deny its possible. Do I care? Not a fucking lick. I want the cars, houses, games and girls.

Still wanna be a minimalist? Fine, you do that, I'll let you put your cardboard box in the driveway of my mansion. That way you'll have a front row seat when I bang my beautiful girlfriend on the roof of my new Lamborghini, while playing Diablo II with one hand and waving to my adoring fans with the other. Be honest with yourself and tell me which one sounds better.