Consumption of Crap
Seven things:
I went to Fountain Gate, a large shopping centre, and had to kill 5 hours while I waited for my daughter to finish hangout with her Instagram influencer friend. I literally went into every shop and looked at what they had for sale. I literally had no desire for anything they sold, even for free.
I have been forced to do Kris Kringle at work. Buy crap for someone for $5. I go to Typo and they have a Kris Kringle table full of crap from China that you can buy for workmates.
Australians have stopped spending, it is an economic crisis. I am wondering if they have simply stopped buying crap from China that they don’t need.
Last night, at a house party with work friends who I respect for their intelligence, honesty and social conscience. A $600 jacket that looked nice but wasn’t warm. Someone who is starting to realise that winning from sports betting is not a thing. And someone on a high salary who has saved fuck all because she keeps buying designer shit.
At work we discussed what everyone bought on Black Friday. Nobody bought anything they needed. Typically they spent $200-$300. I was the only one who didn’t buy anything.
My daughter wants an Apple Watch. Desperately. If I win Lotto, will I buy her one. Of all the things millions could do for her life, she wants an Apple Watch. And she cannot tell me a single reason for why she needs it. It has no function she needs. She just wants.
China might rule the world soon. Might rule us. Tell us what to do. And all because we bought crap from them that we don’t need. How embarrassing.