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It is only up to a certain point that possessions make men more independent and free. One step further and the possessions become the master, the possessor the slave.
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Daily Nietzsche:  —Human, All Too Human, “Assorted Opinions and Maxims,” §317 (edited excerpt).

..u insulting consumerism, dead nigga?! :)

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Cautiously, I allowed
myself to feel good
at times.
I found moments of
peace in cheap
rooms
just staring at the
knobs of some
dresser
or listening to the
rain in the
dark.
The less I needed
the better I
felt.
— Charles Bukowski, “Let It Enfold You” (via larmoyante)

(Source: larmoyante, via artpedia)

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In effect, the Financial Crisis of 2008 adjudicates this dispute: regrettably Tocqueville was right. A society that unleashes materialism and uncages vice, forgets, to paraphrase JFK, that those who foolishly seek power by riding the back of the tiger end up inside.
— The Curious Fragility of Freedom: Tocqueville, Friedman, and Economic Liberty
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