I've been watching a bit of CNN today, and apparently people running through mall doors in the middle of the night shoving each other around and spending a hell of a lot of money is newsworthy. One clip I found particularly disturbing was an interview with a woman who described the midnight madness as a "tradition" that she shared with a family memeber. :-/ Memories to be cherished....? I'm not sure. Isn't it all just a bit overboard? I've done the commercial Christmas thing, I was raised with it, and it was empty for me. I was an only child and my mom is THE original conspicuous consumer, so it's not like I'm just watching this from the outside...What's the draw? Why do so many people go into debt every year for the holidays? Is there something I'm missing about all of this? Does the size and cost and quantity of the gifts really matter that much? If someone who understands and appreciates the commercial draw of the season could explain to me what I'm clearly missing that'd be great.
2007-11-23
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