I completely agree with this professor. I think comapnies know where we derive our true happiness from, and they try to use it against us. They may entice us into buying something we don't need by showing someone who uses that product as successful in relationships, or well liked. In reality, the product is not the real path to happiness, but we believe it enough to buy the product and make money for the company. Hence, the companies that skew our perception of happiness are the ones who profit and survive.
@miystran
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making such a sincere and kind video. I enjoyed watching you speak, it felt genuine and like you were really speaking to each of us, your audience :) Two other categories I'd like to add that I feel fulfilling and are at a low cost: (1) Going outside and enjoying nature. Every day is an opportunity to look at the sky, the clouds, the moon, the stars, to feel the breeze and the sun and the rain, to hear the rustling of the leaves and to hear the animals too. When available, traveling to pristine nature areas is sooo nice. 2) Moving our bodies! Playing, stretching, building strength, walking, running, challenging ourselves physically. These I enjoy as well :) Thank you Prof Etzioni
@ArizonaBorn1358
11 жыл бұрын
I have purchased fewer items over the last 2 years by asking myself this every time I put something in my shopping cart. How fast can I use something? Why do I need a FULL freezer? Why do I need back stock of items that will take quite a long time to use? I am and continue to learn, that the need/s to have things is not as important as my quality of life with or without things!
@ChazEvansdale
12 жыл бұрын
One good example of a low cost and satisfying purchase is disc golf discs. I buy them once and then can play free at all different parks around town, which by itself visiting them and being in nature is a gift in itself. I can play over and over again until I lose a disc or throw it in the water. Then it's just another cheap satisfying purchase again. Additionally they take up very little space, so they don't create clutter. Thanks for the message Amitai. I saw it on Reddit (Anticonsumption).
@alphanumeric1529
8 жыл бұрын
This professor professes to be so wise and to lecture his lessors, I wonder if he realizes traitors like himself are about to be rounded up and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law? You're right professor, political action is very satisfying, and seeing a traitor like you behind bars is going to bring me and other Americans true happiness.
@smavideo
12 жыл бұрын
Greetings; We met (briefly) as delegates to Forum 2000 in Prague, in the 1990's. Yes, I agree with your message -- but, it may not be as simple as asking whether or not we need a consumer item. I believe much of what we call consumerism is ADDICTION. And, most of our addictions are trying to fill personal and spiritual gaps in our lives, in our Being. The fact that this form of addiction is socially acceptable and government sanctioned does not make it any less addictive. Peace, Sharif
@j.jester7821
6 жыл бұрын
I agree with this to a point. You can live your life frugally and save money or help others and be more fulfilled than a life of accumulating possessions. However, the instant you become ill with a life threatening disease, the cost of your care can and will easily consume a lifetime of savings. You could be diligent your entire life, save money for childrens college, retirement, etc. but one stint in a hospital will easily consume that savings and leave you destitute. The system is broken and has been for ions. Humankind must move beyond a debt based economic model ( especially in regards to healthcare) and it must happen within the next 20 years.
@shrekogreton6405
9 жыл бұрын
So basically, Epicurus was right.
@Biabapumpel
11 жыл бұрын
Thats right. Many people on this planet cant afford basic goods. Beeing no greedy mammon may be the first step to have a better world.
@mistyb8697
7 жыл бұрын
thank you. This is really helping me.
@johnlaunder4429
12 жыл бұрын
Hi Professor. Totally agree with you. We in the West and increasingly in places like Chinese middle-class just being consumed by consumerism. Having spent sometime in refugee situations and in poorer parts of South East Asia I understand the difference between "wants" and "needs".
@johncharlescaley
7 жыл бұрын
I`m a minimalist, but without the tv phone are computer I wouldn`t be able to watch this . Some things are useful .
@FingersKungfu
7 жыл бұрын
I think you mean computer. How did phone and TV factor into this?
@TheRickie41
8 жыл бұрын
To have or to be....erich fromm, good lecture. We have been brainwashed to buy. It's time to change, at least for those who wish. Nothing to do with 68 or hippie, just with conciousness.😉 I very much appreciate this video and for me this sounds just. Thank you!
@thesturminator8342
7 жыл бұрын
Yo, whose here for ENVS class at Seattle Central.
@mrcutekorpanda
7 жыл бұрын
who are you
@jillmcaleese6514
8 жыл бұрын
No. 3 for me would be Nature.
@HeatedPhoenix
12 жыл бұрын
I'm not there yet, I started out low and am trying to get up higher. What is "working hard"? With your hands or with your mind? We all carry a load, some of us carry a disproportionate load (either way).
@0123biteme
8 жыл бұрын
I don't have a family and I'm extremely shy. Guess I'm screwed either way.
@paulhogan3824
3 жыл бұрын
Buy a book instead of a PS5? Yea right Werner.
@JumpingWatermelons
12 жыл бұрын
* Secret handshake
@ChazEvansdale
12 жыл бұрын
I've bought ~7 discs total I think.. found about 3 discs. I play with 3-4 discs at a time. I think people with packs of like 12 are crazy.
@directorbeau
10 жыл бұрын
The government wants you to spend, therefore i do not want to.
@JeffDunnofficial
9 жыл бұрын
so ~edgy~
@Obiwancolenobi
9 жыл бұрын
Says the guy with the Gears of War logo.
@eleftheriafm
11 жыл бұрын
I agree almost exclusively about the delusion of consumer lifestyles, but disagree on the point that outlets can provide an alternative: see the book 'Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture' by Ellen Ruppel Shell
@charlesnsiegel
12 жыл бұрын
I agree, but I we need to go beyond these individual decisions and look at political changes that let people live more simply: Choice of worktime: Most of our part-time jobs are low-paying, so it not easy for most people to downshift and have more time. In the Netherlands, employees can choose their work hours, and about half choose part time. Health care and urban sprawl are major economic burdens; US spends much more than other nations. See Charles Siegel, "The Politics of Simple Living"
@Obiwancolenobi
9 жыл бұрын
Want less pressure for finances? Don't have kids. You don't need children, the world is plenty populated.
@marco3055
9 жыл бұрын
True. Your parents are still in debt.
@lamaddussa
12 жыл бұрын
the hardest working people in this world, for the most part, earn the least money, so your personal experience is not widely applicable...
@ILLUMINEM1
12 жыл бұрын
Go Go Gagetto Arme
@HeatedPhoenix
12 жыл бұрын
Haha, though, I work so hard so I can buy more stuff!
@chelilandia
11 жыл бұрын
"If you truly need everything, it will be a hard life."??? As I said in my comment ALL EXTREMES are bad. "needing everything" is too. Those are your words not mine, I didn't conclude that. It is an EXTREME to find unnecessary the enjoyment of having or doing activities that represent and contribute to Art & technology, both allow humans to live intangible & tangible experiences that help you grow, share & experiment in different ways this thing we call: Life. We are NOT in the caves anymore.
@Biabapumpel
11 жыл бұрын
You have to choose for yourself what you need. He obviously has a camera and a computer. He needs it to live? No. But you dont need the perfect battlestation to upload a video on youtube. Just like he doesnt need fancy clothes. He hasnt said that its unnecessary to buy technology, but to find out what YOU need. If you truly need everything, it will be a hard life.
@slipperysloop
12 жыл бұрын
Is that you dad? That doesn't mean you can buy like 50 discs :P
@horseheadnebula89
9 жыл бұрын
anyone else notice that he burps at 4:55?
@Orf
9 жыл бұрын
Make a video about basic income!
@Voxnulla
11 жыл бұрын
You don't need those glasses..
@chelilandia
11 жыл бұрын
All extremes are bad. And getting to the extreme of finding Unnecessary having things that represent Art & technology is absurd. It's more a matter of how crazy are prices and the obsolescence the creators of these "unnecessary" gadget s put in those objects.
@kenkenobi9448
11 жыл бұрын
nobody buys these things because they need them. its because we want them, and why not?
@drdwgmd14
9 жыл бұрын
Lol
@paulhogan3824
3 жыл бұрын
So he IS against freedom of choice. That's my point. The original snowflake.
@lamaddussa
12 жыл бұрын
you live in a privileged class. you don't realize that many people do without many of these things and still can't afford to live in the current economic situation. also, you're projecting some of your personal preferences onto others. for example, you left creative pursuits out, & included politics & prayer... i know you mean well, but you're speaking to a privileged class. best of luck.
@incredulouskirk
8 жыл бұрын
what's scary is who is. carefully read the article on him at wiki and then read the article on communitarianism. then read the article he wrote for the huffington post. www.huffingtonpost.com/amitai-etzioni/needed-domestic-disarmame_b_8739712.html this guy was involved, directly or indirectly, with terrorist campaigns in Palestine pre-1948. he was a radical, and yet the wants a complete abolition of an American constitutional amendment. most probably a holder of dual American/Israeli citizenship, definitely a member of the CFR. for those of you who do not know, the CFR has a loooooong history of subversive and anti-American activities. this guy is not a friend of American sovereignty.
@jjusticeIV
9 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I enjoyed this video very much! $1 *****
@jay1002
9 жыл бұрын
And he lost African Americans with number 3 lol
@madhtrr
8 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a crappy life to me. Socialism ... equal stagnation for everyone.
@warlock99x
9 жыл бұрын
Consumerism is an entirely subjective experience. This is just shallow opinion masquerading as wisdom.
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