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21 Jun

“Getting what we want is part of daily life in our culture.  Our satisfaction is paramount.  If we don’t like this television show, we hit the button.  If we don’t like this song on our iPod, we hit the button.  If the church stops meeting our needs, we hit the button.  Every day, we are told that what we have is insufficient.  We are bombarded with messages to upgrade, trade in and borrow to buy.  Our economy thrives on perpetual discontentment.  The long-term consequence of this relentless marketing of dissatisfaction is that we become accustomed to having our needs met when and how we want.  We become experts at “dissatisfaction remediation” (116).”

 
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Posted by on June 21, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

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