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"The power of doing nothing" - someone great once said that all the worlds problems come down to mans inability to sit still. I find doing nothing to be very efficient in many many ways.

Yes like rockstar i reckon I have washed my car 4 times in 6 years. All the people I know with good cars spend heaps of time cleaning it. Then they are to scared to park it on the street incase it gets scratched. Then they refuse to take it to a shopping centre because thats where all the...

"Status Anxiety discusses the desire of people in many modern societies to "climb the social ladder" and the anxieties that result from a focus on how one is perceived by others. De Botton claims that chronic anxiety about status is an inevitable side effect of any democratic, ostensibly...

JIT - No arguement there!

BTW Ozperp - I think Jesus vow of poverty is a pretty strong show of support for the anti commercial league. He may not have had a go (verbally) at the guy with the suped up donkey but his actions speak louder than words... You reap what you sow....not sure where a highly depreciative asset...

Ozperp I dont for one moment think you dont know your stuff! Well done. You do seem attached to the theories - hehe But my comments are not to judging people as individuals but merely making generalised observations. As I said the purchase decisison is not inherantly bad or inherantly...

Hi Ozperp Thanks for the message and appreciate its sentiment. You sound nice. But hehe I have never said im not a car person. I dont mind cars at all. Occassionally I drive my mates expensive cars for a laugh and it seems fun. But I know that with cars the fun wares off after 3...

Harris Yes Shallow is a good word to describe the car purchase decisison in many instances.

Rugrat it is obvious that you have made a new car purchase decision on sound prinicpals. Great. I didnt say 'all people do all of the time' with regards to bad purchase decisisons. There are many who buy for reasonable reasons. An I am glad you admit and your dad does to that some of his...

Hehe I just reckon for lots of people self projection is the case. I dont reckon its always the case - just alot of the time. There are many good reasons for buying a new car and yes many times its probably a good decision. But many times its just not!.......... If you have an...

James With due respect..You are coming from a hedonistic angle and we could go into the long 'ineresting' history of the hedonistic movement. I can take those long winding drives in my 10 year old subaru. What sounds good at the time - years later doesnt always paint such a glorious...

I just wanna discuss the irrationality of buying a new car. Lets just say that you rationalise the purchase because the car is the best on the road and the performance is great - therefore the purchase is justified and it makes you inherantly happy. This needs to be compared to the...

JIT You are 100 percent correct. I still accumulate things, no issue there. My car is a 10 year old subaru. I live very well and no one describes me as too much of a scrooge. My family take holidays to Noosa most years, when i travel i travel business class (for business trips that is)...

Nope Evand not alone in his views thats for sure!

Harris - I know what you are getting at, because you are in the majority. my question is why do you only see 2 polarities - ie either someone spends or someones a hoarder? James - there is a lot to be said for following ones feelings but how many of us really know why we do things or indeed...

Harris - What if you dont actually enjoy accumulating thing or buying toys? I can honestly say that is my true philosophy. I couldnt think of anything more embarrasing then having a big house, big car and flashy suit. As hard as it may be to believe to some, I actually prefer driving...