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[–] KDs_Other_Burner 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

You never need to say sorry Had. Voat is lucky to have you.

Your post was pretty thoughtful. Mass media and globalization have IMO been the main driving forces behind the rampant materialism that dominates our age. Women, in particular, have been targeted and manipulated. The western mainstream pushes the idea that you need things to be happy or that because other people have things they possess more happiness than you. It's not often talked about, but the suicide rates across the Western world show this to be simply not true. How many times does someone end their own life and we hear "....but they had it all, why would they do it?".

Although we are the dominant species on the planet, we are at the end of it all an accident of biology. And as biological creatures we have urges, needs and impulses that are not properly acknowledged or understood. Money is a poor metric for happiness or being content but it is the one that society uses. I don't foresee this changing within my own life, in fact it will get worse, but I do have faith that eventually a better balance will be achieved for all humanity.

Many thanks for the thought provoking post and quote as always. We are lucky to have you.