6th May 2004, 2:58 AM
...you're still all missing the point that the movie was a complete joke.
It's supposed to confuse you, piss you off and create stereotypes, that's what the media is for. The whole movie is bathed in sarcasm and is at its heart a comedy. He's Staleny Kubrick AND Dennis Miller at the same time! He makes a valid point, dramatizes it, and then gives it a punch line.
Pause, reflect, move on.
About using credit cards, you cant live without them in the United States. Unless you have a really good job. I invite anyone here to look around their house and try to imagine buying all that shit with cash (house included, and the car in the driveway). It just cant be done. By getting credit, you can buy all the bullshit things we dont need but make us a little happier and live better quality lives. Without credit (through cards, loans, etc), we're basically a third world nation. Because it exists, I was able to go to an expensive school, get a nice apartment, feed my wife and I and buy video games to play on my HDTV. I'm a happy little consumer. But without credit, i'd be living in a box working minimum wage and making just enough money to be miserable (as opposed to dead).
Credit's awesome, but dont let it fuck you. As soon as you get a credit card, just tell youself: "I will now be sending 20 to 100 dollars every month so I can buy expensive shit". That's exactly what it is, just make sure you can afford the payments. If you find yourself having to buy groceries or pay bills with a credit card, you're in trouble. You need a cash flow. I'm in that boat right now.
It's supposed to confuse you, piss you off and create stereotypes, that's what the media is for. The whole movie is bathed in sarcasm and is at its heart a comedy. He's Staleny Kubrick AND Dennis Miller at the same time! He makes a valid point, dramatizes it, and then gives it a punch line.
Pause, reflect, move on.
About using credit cards, you cant live without them in the United States. Unless you have a really good job. I invite anyone here to look around their house and try to imagine buying all that shit with cash (house included, and the car in the driveway). It just cant be done. By getting credit, you can buy all the bullshit things we dont need but make us a little happier and live better quality lives. Without credit (through cards, loans, etc), we're basically a third world nation. Because it exists, I was able to go to an expensive school, get a nice apartment, feed my wife and I and buy video games to play on my HDTV. I'm a happy little consumer. But without credit, i'd be living in a box working minimum wage and making just enough money to be miserable (as opposed to dead).
Credit's awesome, but dont let it fuck you. As soon as you get a credit card, just tell youself: "I will now be sending 20 to 100 dollars every month so I can buy expensive shit". That's exactly what it is, just make sure you can afford the payments. If you find yourself having to buy groceries or pay bills with a credit card, you're in trouble. You need a cash flow. I'm in that boat right now.