others for something that we have all brought upon ourselves?

Materialism is another one that I am going to take a shot at. This subject I can't say I'm exactly fit to write about but it's something of interest to me, which makes it somewhat of a "problematic subject" in my book. Materialism to me is our world looking at and making assumptions and opinions about the wrong thing, either the subject being money/success, man-made objects, social upbringing, education or whatever. I have never had a direct problem with materialism only because I have never been confronted or even in discussion with that subject. I grew up in a very materialistic environment and only now am realizing that it is a problem for our society. Where I grew up, in a suburban, upper-class township, everyone forms opinions on everyone by the external view of someone. As I have said above, how much money? Are they attractive? Who are their parents? And so forth. I had never been exposed to anything but that until now, and I am learning that not everyone is like that, so it's not as much of a problem in some places than in others, although the places with heavy materialistic

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