I feel like i have become one of the many that have been corrupted

[Username_Blank]

Firstly i was unsure where this topic belonged so mods if this is in the wrong place can you move it to a more appropriate place please and thank you.

So I'm 23 now, with me and my bro living together(i was living alone a month ago) and I realise AND feel like i have een corrupted, allow me to explain.

Money and material things have caused greed to form and taken a very strong position, on top of that my priorities have changed from needs over wants to wants over needs, i do have a reason for that funnily enough, so i will provide my reasoning,

"The reason why i put my wants over my needs is because i want to get all my wants while i am alive, if i put my needs first, by the time i have evrything i need i wont have time to get all the things i want, i will(satistics accurate)die long before i get everything, PLUS if i die before getting everything i want i will feel like i failed to complete a life goal, and i don't want to let that occur, so i focus on my wants so i can get them out of the way, out of sight, out of mind"

the reason why both material items and money have both corrupted me is because everything i want costs money(money imo is a unneeded item, i prefer barter, that at least never caused corruption)

I also feel like the way things are developing in our world is causing my mind to sort of conform to the changes, an example, a girl gets a bf, the couple has fights, kiss, make up fight more, blah blah blah, so in my mind i feel like eventually ill be in that mindset where im metaphoricly constantly at a girls neck(i wont touch too much on the whole relationship thing)

And admittedly this has corrupted me socially, but technology has corruped my mind, i don't go out and visit freinds, i use social media, voice chat programs, etc like I WOULD LIKE to prefer no technology, however I CANNOT LIVE without technology, in a way i feel a little too dependant on technology, i also feel like technology has blinded my eyes, preventing me from seeing what really matters.

I guess more or less i'm just ranting, but to be honest with the way things are going i feel a really strong need to voice my opinion on the matters, i only wish i had the power to actually change the world for the better, and in all honesty if i DID have the power to change the world i would prouldly do exactly that.

Sorry if this is alot to read and digest

[blondguy]

Hi Blank

I think we have spoken before and thats good.

I think I know what you mean and no you are not ranting at all.....If we didnt have new posters there would be no forums so thankyou

Yes greed is bad news.....Money to me just means comfort even with depression....

I think you are lucky to have all this technology (yep I am an old guy) to choose from. I was on FB but deleted my account years ago after it became too much for my 'tired mind' with all the keyboard warriors....I would rather sit on the couch and stick pins in my eyes....

I agree with you about 'wants over needs'....You are spot on....I have a Sony Xperia Z5 and screens are getting that good the human eye wont be able to notice the difference whether an iphone6s or a $3000-00 Alien Gaming laptop....where do we stop?....

My first 'carphone' in 1985 (on a cord lol) was $4700-00 and with 10% of the reception of what you are getting now.

I worked at Just Jeans for a while when I was young.....we had a saying....'Only fools follow fashion'....Seriously....I wore the denim and all the latest gear but we all knew that it didnt mean anything....

Great to talk to you again Blank! I hope some of this made some sense 🙂

Paul

[geoff]

hi Blank, there will never be enough to fulfill your needs, the world is changing everyday, so technology improves each day, and when you go and buy a new computer the next day it's out of date, so virtually aren't you buying material goods that aren't new, because you are not able to keep up with technology changing, so will this make you feel happy, probably not but disappointed.
I'm sure a lot of people want to change how the world reacts, behaves, because many decisions our politicians make seem to be ridiculous, but the way you want to change the world, there will be people who will disagree with you, so there isn't one thing that everybody will agree to, that's the nature of the world. Geoff.

[DV_Arjay]

And what exactly do you want the world to have or to change? (My english...)

Because from this.

You seem to be aware of the system. But havent really tapped into it yet as a whole.

I cant explain what i mean or what i want to say because it confuses too many people. But. I was in your position from a different angle. I became depressed from knowing this information and saw and understood stuff more clearly towards the system.

Your whole technology arguement is also screaming you need people around you.

But ya know

What would I know... im only 20

[Sophie_M]

Hi everyone, we're closing this thread as it's a continuation of an earlier one (below).  

I have tried so hard to keep positive