Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Ads and Frustration

There's a few ads out there that I like, funny, poignant, interesting, funky - and they all end demanding that I be a consumer. these 30 seconds of a situation, or a joke, a moment in time which could have been designed purely for the sake of making people smile, making them think - instead encouraging a sap like me to buy things I don't need.

logisitically, I can survive on Youth Allowance, and instead of working I could be volunteering for various projects. it's the little additional things that consumerism entices me into that keeps me in the workforce. Phone is the closest one... no, i stand corrected. my fingers are touching the computer connected to a monthly bill. I'm wearing clothes (thank god, I hear you sigh in relief), but they were all bought this year. There's always an ever growing list of things I want, and to buy them would bring temporary distraction, peace even, but then there'd be just one more thing.

So I Joined The Greens. I buy Adbusters every time I can find a new one. I read books about Peak Oil Theory and the coming collapse. I'm not ready to opt out, but I desire it. Sustainable living, clothes patched stitched and as old as time, fighting off the hordes that didn't opt out ahead of time. posted by Keegan at 8:18 pm

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