framing class blog

Speaking of hedonistic consumerism I just happen to be typing this blog from my new blackberry!after reading diana kendalls framing class,I feel especially guilty buying a somewhatpricey and uneccessary piece of electronic equipment.kendall so eloquently hightlights an issue that our country has been shying away from-excessive consumerism.for example, when I purchased this very phone I am blogging from, I immediately felt this wave of satisfaction because we have been brainwashed to associate expensive purchases with status quo.in my heart I know that by having nice things like well off people does not make me a better person it is merely a materialistic persona.luckily I am able to admit this about myself-it is the first step to recovery right? I really appreciated the examples kendall uses including paris hiltons the simple life to illustrate how the upper class mocks the middle class while we financially support it. If I could add anything to kendalls writings it would be the irony that for all the money and status celebrities,athletes, and models make the middle and lower class virtually funds all of it.