Comments | autumn_crimson: in tyler we trust

autumn_crimson

in tyler we trust

Jan 29, 2009 15:47

tyler durden once said "we're the bi-products of a lifestyle obsession." i've always struggled to come to terms with tyler durden and the wisdom he preaches, because at the end of the day tyler durden was brad pitt, and brad pitt drove expensive cars and could buy just about anything he liked ( Read more... )

fight club, consumers, delusion, happiness

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ovulus_ January 30 2009, 08:06:08 UTC

Fight Club made me want to start shopping at Ikea ( ... )

autumn_crimson January 30 2009, 17:13:52 UTC

absolutely! bear in mind that i'm typing this next to a poang chair and an expedit bookcase. i love the irony of having my "works great on bloodstains" fight club poster directly above a piece of ikea furniture ( ... )

marcwords January 30 2009, 20:06:56 UTC

I recognize that I fall into the same trap that most people do in our consumer-oriented society. I would like to believe that I do not take it to the same extreme that Jack does in the movie, but that's really all a matter of perspective. The 14 year old kid in china who assembled my iphone, or any other consumer product that I encounter on a day to day basis may compare my lifestyle to his and think that I am completely spoiled and unable to appreciate how decadent my surroundings really are ( ... )