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RE: Is the concept of understanding an illusion?
You have an idea in your mind - what is it, I'm interested?
You're right, but to be honest I'm more interested in understanding your ideas on the subject first.
So, this begs the question: how does money stop people from consuming endlessly? What stopped the cavemen, supposing that no money of any kind existed in the caveman days?
Sorry for the delay in response, I thought I replied to this question already.
Money stops a person from consuming endlessly by limiting them. People tend to have a finite amount of funds so they have to choose to spend their limited resource on what is most important to them. In comparing cavemen to modern man (woman) the answer is complex but I think it has to do in part with a hierarchy of needs. Cavemen focused the majority of their energy on basic survival. Only when their basic survival needs were met were they able to day dream or to engage in leisure activities. Cavemen likely only took what they needed in their present moment because it would be wasteful in terms of energy expenditure to take more. Today, survival is easy and most people do not have a worthy purpose which consumes their time and gives their life meaning. Today, most jobs are meaningless to people so they combat their boredom by satisfying their ego. They consume. Basically, people work at jobs that they find meaningless simply to acquire money which allows them to survive and buy crap that satisfies their boredom and takes their mind off of the fact that their life is meaningless and they are unhappy. If a persons life had true meaning then I believe that they would consume less. My brief thoughts on the subject.
I am still interested in what you have to say though.
You've seen Fight Club, haven't you?
Yes I have seen it and loved it. Why, whats the connection?
You've just given the Tyler Durden speech.
Hahaha awesome. Well that movie was highly influential for me back when it was in the lime light. The philosophy of it must be buried deep within my subconscious. I guess I still spew its ideas from time to time.
I know what you mean. Sidenote: Somehow I've gotten into the habit of watching George Carlin's "You're All Diseased" and Eddie Izzard's "Dressed to Kill" along with Fight Club whenever I revisit it. There's an overall theme between them. :)
I like a lot of George Carlin's comedy as well. A little bit of philosophy mixed with some anarchism - its a good combination. I don't think I've listened to that particular show in its entirety probably just bits and pieces of it. I'm less familiar with Eddie Izzard. I just hear what played on the comedy station I listen to on the radio. I'll try to check those out though.