Gm gents.
After 3 years of living out of a suitcase, I settled down back in the US (but not for long)
Ample space, storage, and online shopping opportunities. I finally have stuff again.
This was what I was most excited about when getting ready to move back to the US. To finally be able to buy stuff.
Things. Goodies. Gadgets. Gear. All the material goods that make our world go round.
I spent the last year and a half buying just about nothing. The nearest shopping center was an hour and a half away. The nearest supermarket was 45 minutes away.
I completely checked out from consumerism. So I wanted a taste of what it was like again
At first it was nice. Two-Day shipping. Online shopping. Something I hadn’t experienced in ages. I went in.
I made up for lost time: Clothes, kitchen equipment, sparring gear. But the luster wore off.
The enjoyment soon turned to annoyance. Every item I bought just created more clutter. I had to fold more clothes, clean more dishes, keep track of all the stuff.
This is the reality of material goods. Every item we buy takes up mental real-estate in our brain. We’re subconsciously thinking about our stuff:
Where is it?
What state is it in?
Should I use it or not?
This causes unconscious decision fatigue. It takes away energy and focus that could otherwise be applied to pondering, building, thinking about the bigger picture.
Stuff is a distraction. Consumerism is a hamster wheel forced on you by the powers at play.
Society is run off of consumerism:
You make money working for corporations
Corporations convince you to buy stuff
You need more money to buy stuff
You continue working for corporations so you can buy more stuff
They’re influencing you at every corner. You must get off the hamster wheel
Consumerism and the Fall of Man:
I see it far too often. Guys who just 300 years ago would be raiding villages on horseback are now trapped on this consumer hamster wheel. They get a studio apartment and fill it with plants, gadgets, TikTok Shop gimmicks.
Most modern conveniences are meant to distract you of your true purpose. To keep you docile and subordinate:
Sports
Shopping
Video games
24/7 news
Spend some time without these conveniences and see where it leads you. Energy that would otherwise go towards creation ends up going toward consumption
Consumerism Destroys Deep Thought
Since being inundated with stuff again. My focus has been fragmented. I think less about ideas and more about things. So I’m going back to living from a suitcase
I have one suitcase and one duffel bag. I put all of my belongings in there and put the rest in storage. I am removing myself from the consumerism game