[MD] How are people controlled?

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Stephen Hannon <stevehannon at gmail.com>:

> [Steve H]
> I enjoy most of that stuff too, but that's not the point here.  The
> problem comes when we become overly attached to these.  For example, I
> would be disappointed if I lost all of my CDs, but I could function
> without them.  There is also a problem of credit, where it becomes so
> easy to own posessions that people live beyond their means.  I don't
> think the life of a caveman was necessarily better than ours, but the
> caveman could still enjoy the wilderness, food, companionship
> (Inorganic, Biological, Social) that was present in his immediate
> environment.  The advantage we have over the caveman is Intellectual
> Quality, which enables us to appreciate such things as Shostakovich
> symphonies.
> 
> Also, the enjoyment should come from the experience of something and
> not the owning of it.  I would imagine you have to actually listen to
> your CD of a Shostakovich symphony to get the enjoyment out of it.
> Another point is that you don't necessarily need the CD to enjoy a
> Shostakovich symphony.  Your Intellectual Quality allows you to
> remember the experience of hearing it, or you could hum it to yourself
> (I hum his 5th symphony a lot)!
> 
> Anyway, I guess the main point here is to enjoy the experience and not
> the ownership.  Perhaps that's another purpose: The purpose of life is
> to enjoy!  So maybe the purpose of life is to grow and to enjoy?
> Thoughts?

I enjoy the experience of owning all that shiny stuff. I see nothing wrong 
with that. By owning it I can use it whenever I please.

> 
> Enjoying the music of Ravel's Mother Goose Suite,
> Steve H
> 
> P.S. Which Shostakovich symphony are you listening to?  I like No. 5
> and No. 12 myself.

I like No. Am not familiar with No. 12 (or anything in between). 



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