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Living in a Material World

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Richard Merrick
Mar 21, 2023
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This arrived in m box today, and resonates with what I have been reflecting on in recent weeks, so thought I’d share…

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Living in a material world
Madonna was not the first to name our materialist culture, although her 1985 hit captured the attraction of affluence and the usefulness of those who could provide it. She explained: I'm very career-oriented. You are attracted to people who are ambitious that way, too, like in the song…
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