SOC317H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Numeracy
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Joe todd america"s donald trump complex: we"re addicted to consumption and it"s destroying us . We are taught that being a good citizen is to consume. Be it drink, food or rolling news we are constantly taking something in. So much so that we find ourselves uncomfortable doing nothing. Science found that some people chose mild electric shocks over spending 15 minutes in a room alone. We are only happy with nothing when it is repackaged and we"re paying for it. Meditation classes are hip because they give it a purpose. Suddenly sitting still becomes an activity, with goals, techniques and structure. Of course we try to look busy in front of the boss but nowadays in front of our friends too. We give off an air that the world can"t wait: a failed citizen. The homeless man sits on the sidewalk doing nothing. The benefits claimant lays on his sofa, flaccid and worthless.
