Christmas in Today's Society
Ha the beloved holiday been turned into a greedy social convention in which people who don't have money are pressuerd into spending it, or is it still about celebrating the birth of Baby Jesus?
A warped consumerism funfest.
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A Family tradition.
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Completely agree, media and technology has completely commercialized Christmas. I mean, it's always been a tradition to buy presents, but getting your four year old daughter a stuffed baby doll in the 90's is different from getting your four year old daughter an $800 iPad today, not to mention all the other crap she's probably getting as well. I think people need to slow down a second, turn off the television, and really think about what the holiday really means-spending time with your family and friends and thinking about just how blessed you were this year. Side: A warped consumerism funfest.
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I find the consumerist axis around which modern christmas operates highly disturbing. I would be far more content receiving a handwritten letter and one or two items I truly want or need. I have tried to divert this by asking for money for charitable giving, but it doesn't deflect the uneasiness I feel watching others celebrate the gift-getting season. And deaths on black friday are totally unnaceptable. Side: A warped consumerism funfest.
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