Money For Nothing
by George Reece
A
brief thought about value for
money:
As a stylish young man in today's
world there are many good reasons
to make good money, and not one
of them involves providing for a
family. The politics of individualism
put hedonistic personal enjoyment
of life ahead of oddly old-fashioned
ideas of community, togetherness,
sustainability, heritage. More than
ever before we are taught to dream
of great personal accomplishments,
of actualisation and enlightenment
as individuals (often through
material gain of course), rather than
seeking contentment in our
biological imperative and in the
Where perhaps the archetypal
gentleman of the 1950s would have
spent the majority of his wage on
mortgage payments, food and
clothing for his wife and children,
school fees, medical expenses etc.,
the forward-thinking modern man
is no freer for his lack of
attachments. He is expected, for
example, to attend social events on
a regular basis in some of the most
expensive cities in the world,
buying food and drink of more style
than substance, and wearing not
just high-quality clothing, but fresh
and current high-quality clothing.
He must own the latest gadgets,
keep up with the television and
music of the moment, and
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