Given that Advent Conspiracy is upon us, here are a couple of quotes to ponder:
“The commercialization of [Christmas] does not exemplify the secularization of society as is commonly assumed. Rather than a secular corruption of a Christian feast, the consumer activity around Christmas functions as the high holy day of a completely different religion, one centered on a consumer culture.” – Dell de Chant
And:
“The people who are rebelling meaningfully don’t buy a lot of stuff.” – David Foster Wallace
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Truthful words… I’ve been especially moved by some of the writings of DFW.