Conformity of the Elites

[Yali]

So many fake laughs

 

Edited yesterday at 12:50 AM by Yali

[OmniNaut]

Here is a hot take, living in a 1st world country is already being elite.

Being back in my country of birth while been living in a 3rd world country for years makes me see how conformist everyone is. So much materialistic thinking so much wasting of materials and food. They complain of not having enough wanting more, while already having so much.

What I discovered breaking out of conformity you need to dangle a carrot on a stick in front of them. And with 1st world countries it's about money, they will change as long if it can make them money, or in case of the Dutch people it's about saving money.

This is especially apparent with adopting a greener lifestyle. They will only change if it will save them money. Solar panels sure, but main reason is for saving money, but they make it seem they doing it for saving the planet. If it will cost them money they will not do it even it will help the environment. 

Being frugal and saving money is a really Dutch conformity SD blue kind of thinking, combine this with SD orange materialism, you will get being materialistic for the cheapest way possible. So putting things in sale is the standard here.

There is not to much showing off in the culture of how much money you spend on it, but there is showing of in how much things you have.

Sorry rant over 😄