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I don't understand how we've gone so far in the McMansion direction. "To achieve the American Dream, you must be asleep" said Lama Surya Das. The mass populat
by aboutus 11y ago
I don't understand how we've gone so far in the McMansion direction.
"To achieve the American Dream, you must be asleep" said Lama Surya Das.
The mass population is in a trance, induced by constant, relentless marketing and monotony.
- buckbova 11y agoSo the person who lives on a several acre lot with a 4000 sq ft house, running their own business is asleep and the person in a 600 sq ft loft crammed in a city block with thousands of others is wide awake? The world sure is upside down.
- a_c_s 11y agoAs I see it, the size of the dwelling is irrelevant: plenty of americans with high salaries still manage to live paycheck-to-paycheck. If somebody has a huge house, a high salary and 3 cars but spends all of their money every month, has no savings/emergency fund and aren't saving for retirement then they are anything but wide awake. Rather, they are sleepwalking through consumerism (just like most of their neighbors, friends and family).
- buckbova 11y agoCars are a huge waste of money. But home ownership can be a incredible wealth building tool with tax benefits.