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A comment on The Age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes It Hard to Be Happy (2010). Parent comment

Re:The Age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes It Hard to Be... by jazzyk on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @02:02PM (#12299266)
I made it a point to use public transportation and not drive a car when dating my (now) wife, at least for the first several dates. I wanted to make sure she liked me for what I am, not my possessions (owning a car at my age was quite rare back then). Luckily, she turned out to not care and life has been good :-)
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Re:The Age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes It Hard to Be... by nostrademons on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @02:16PM (#12299373)
My wife's told me that if I'd showed up in a BMW she probably would've cut the date short. (I walked to the Caltrain station and we Caltrained up together.)

Dating's a way to get a read on someone's value system and find someone who shares your values. It's a mistake to think that everyone shares mainstream American cultural values, even in America. There are plenty of people who don't buy into consumerism or advertising messages.

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Re:The Age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes It Hard to Be... by taurath on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @02:48PM (#12299644)
Its funny that nowadays the idea that you live in a place where you can walk to a caltrain station makes you more likely to be a millionaire than driving a BMW 7 series.
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