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I completely zoned out of what I thought at the time was a documentary on the 20s after Mary Jane commented on how we were headed to another depression. I imagined what society would like look today with a quarter of the people out of work and the majority struggling to make ends meet. I realized how the current materialistic culture would be unable to survive — marking the end of identifying ourselves with a consumerism-driven society. After Mary Jane replied that this would be a good result, I saw similarities between a depression and a plague: they are both terrible, yet necessary.
We waste so much of our energy with superficial things because we have the time to because we have the means to. The numerous reality shows that focus in on celebrities ranging from A to D list and sites like Gawker and Perez Hiltion with a large and loyal audience all illustrate that today’s society has the luxury to devote their time to the happenings and events of strangers. And although we acknowledge that as a whole society will only increasingly spend their time in this manner, it is really difficult to imagine. Maybe a depression is our only way out.
- Hot Pocket
