Tuesday, October 22, 2013

The "Business Card scene" from American Psycho

I'm an anarchist with a low monetary need and a low investment in hierarchical struggles that depend on investment in status symbols. I believe our actions and thoughts/beliefs/perspectives are more important than what we own (or how much we own).

There is nothing wrong with considering the exchange value along with the use value... but the anxiety and confusion is inherent in consumer fantasies that buying things will make you more important, interesting and/or intelligent. What if it isn't the right thing, what if people scoff about my purchase, what if.....

Reminds me of the brilliant scenes in American Psycho (the book and the film) that skewer this over-investment in material goods as symbols that construct a sense of one's importance:

To Watch the Business Card scene from American Psycho

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