tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103471536931214682.post522254100880381669..comments2023-08-21T06:57:05.293-04:00Comments on Cranberry Sauce: The MallOjashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437432828054009481noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103471536931214682.post-85384860268811416112010-01-09T09:07:26.746-05:002010-01-09T09:07:26.746-05:00hey UC, nice to have you on my blog. I'll repl...hey UC, nice to have you on my blog. I'll reply to your comment in a couple of days, presently struggling struggling for a roof and a stable net connection here at Jaipur ;)Ojashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437432828054009481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103471536931214682.post-17798688983986429842009-11-21T02:04:23.538-05:002009-11-21T02:04:23.538-05:00Interesting post man!! I hear you when you said u ...Interesting post man!! I hear you when you said u don't feel a part of the whole consumerist/materialist thing.<br /><br />Hmmmmmm, most of the individual alienism that you speak of is thanks to the overwhelming and sudden impact of the media on the Indian psyche which to me is a temporary phase, and probably something seen more amongst the youth. In the west, there are many many people who do not believe in this sort of materialistic ideals, rather go on to have fulfilling careers and social lives 'outside' of the mainstream. As you might know, the alternative music scene, hippie movement and even the whole geek 'I'm a Star Trek fanboy/girl' is a whole community that exists peacefully and happily.<br /><br />A strong family and a (more or less) sound knowledge of oneself ought to make one laugh at all this (and in some cases manipulate and use this to actually make money out of it i.e. by the damn marketing managers and advertisers). So, the more you go to the mall the more u'll de-sensitize yourself and in time you might be telling your teenage daughter not to splurge so much money on all these 'pointless' things :DSidharth Ullalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677846544117008192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103471536931214682.post-84532997575390825642009-07-27T13:56:54.603-04:002009-07-27T13:56:54.603-04:00@ratpik: I'm against the illusionary lure of t...@ratpik: I'm against the illusionary lure of the west, and the resultant blind imitation. Besides, I'm talking more about lack of individualism than of foreign fancies.Ojashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437432828054009481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103471536931214682.post-81189427798735083882009-07-27T07:40:15.702-04:002009-07-27T07:40:15.702-04:00lol u have found the answer ,its coffeelol u have found the answer ,its coffeedesigned to flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08949597694451091215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103471536931214682.post-32313339301503123272009-07-27T07:24:46.359-04:002009-07-27T07:24:46.359-04:00Is it westernization you don't like or is it g...Is it westernization you don't like or is it globalization of which you too seem to be a part of a.k.a this blog post in all probability is by itself hosted somewhere in the west :PPratik Mandrekarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285785021596133547noreply@blogger.com