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Originally Posted by AcGold
Crippling debt is a lot more stressful than just materialist ideations. When you have debt that's insurmountable work becomes an exercise in slavery and life starts to lose meaning. Just saying, on the other side, it has very little to do with materialism and very much to do with servitude.
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This is bang on. Just to add to that...
There are companies and corporations out there that have the intention to convince people that being in debt is fine, and even necessary. In fact, pushing people into debt fuels the economy, that is until the floor falls out.
We've created this capitalist system that converts everything, including personal freedom and time, into a commodity that it is bought and sold. And it has become taboo to even criticize it or wonder if there is a point that we need to figure out something better. Once you are in debt and unable to pay, things get hopeless fast. People end up having to accept that the fruits of their labour for the rest of their work-filled lives is going to go to creditors.