tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905676.post7698907071021033520..comments2024-02-03T09:42:44.713-05:00Comments on Going on to Perfection...: Culture Shock 101Melissa Yosua-Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989017327801549423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3905676.post-52853602240600326452008-02-17T14:25:00.000-05:002008-02-17T14:25:00.000-05:00great post. i, too, struggle with consumerism in ...great post. i, too, struggle with consumerism in general, but more specifically, my own participation in it. i find myself getting so easily sucked in. i forget what the stat is but i've heard that the average american is exposed to something like 1200 advertisements every day. and these ads are all shouting at us, "you NEED me to be happy or satisfied or complete." it just finally convinces us time after time. i love your experiment and would love to see updates on how it is going. how easy/hard is it to maintain? <BR/><BR/>thanks,<BR/>greg.<BR/><BR/>ps. i graduated from drew in 2005 and am a pastor not too far from madison in clinton, nj. thanks for your blog...greg milinovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494018362755379449noreply@blogger.com