See? Here's the Thing!

I just read a blog post by someone I don't know, and I'm not going to link to it or comment directly there because it's not my place. This is my place. So, the issue at hand: he'd just watched Blood Diamond and was feeling convicted about his new $120 designer blue jeans. A bunch of people commented, and put his life 'in perspective'.

"You think that's expensive!? There are people here spending $800 on jeans. That's crazy!"

"It's not your fault, this is just the culture we're a part of."

"$120 for those!? You got a great deal there."

See, that's what I'm getting at. Consumerism is rife. It's time for us all to catch a wake-up before we drown in this murky slop we're swimming in!