You start feeling the hypocrisy: “A Mercedes is the finest automobile out there.” “Ugh, he drives a Mercedes? What a show-off.” The media presents these things as aspirational - but the minute you actually buy one of them, it seems society turns against you.
#MR. PREPPER PILL TV#
You read magazines with $500 sweaters, you see TV ads for a Lexus, and you think, “Who buys this stuff?”īut there was always an edge to the luxury ads I saw. I just thought: That’s not for us.Īs I got older, I started hearing whispers about those luxury experiences and the people who indulged in them. It wasn’t “unfair” that we didn’t have access to these experiences. In my childhood naivete, I didn’t consider the socio-economic ramifications of not being able to afford these things. For example, we knew we’d never walk inside a fancy Michelin star restaurant or luxury hotel, much less have the chance to experience them. There were lots of places in our hometown that we would walk past, knowing we would never, ever go inside. We ate out maybe once a month, and only with a coupon. My parents were immigrants who moved here from India. I know why, because I used to feel this way. Why is it still so hard to say what we really want? Think about it: In the Magic Pill Test, you can have anything you want, instantly. Why do we struggle with this question? Why do we feel guilty about what we really want? Why are we hypocrites about wanting more? You can have literally anything you want! Yet so many answers were about paying off student loans or going on an extra week of vacation. Remember, this is called the Magic Pill Test. Lots of people were conservative with their dreams - way too conservative.The ability to walk up to the airport with no bags and get on a plane to anywhere in the world. More options, more freedom, and more luxury. 100% of people described a life of MORE.
Write a book on millennials? Dude, you could do that in 6 months. If you could have anything in this world, THAT is what you would do?
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