Paradoxes of George Carlin
Learning to understand life is not easy and requires an understanding of the world’s current ideals. These ideals, however, are not common anymore and are contradicted by the current state of the world. George Carlin said just some of the few realities and their contradicting ideal states of mind.
“We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less.”
This references the current state of the economy and how rising costs of food makes living more expensive and difficult. We spend more on luxuries and have less than we used to be able to get. A specific example would be my horse and boarding fees. It costs more to board her at a stable than it used to and less care is provided despite the higher cost. People also buy more products but don’t enjoy them as much because of rising standards for the products we purchase. Another way I interpreted this would be the lowering quality of products. This makes enjoying an object physically less as it won’t last as long as it used to. People then spend more, but have less and the cycle repeats itself.
“These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes.”
These days, people are commonly unsure of their decisions regarding their futures.
This leads to poor decisions and regret for making those decisions. A young person might be set on marrying young to a person they have in his or her mind but can’t realistically be found. So this leads to rushed relationships and hasty marriages in order to fulfill the dream of getting married. Incompatibility may soon arise resulting in a hasty divorce. I also interpreted this as a sign of a divorced person needing two incomes to support a lifestyle, especially one with children. My mother works two jobs currently to support our extra activities away from school and home. She works hard so I and my siblings can do things we enjoy. She also needs to be able to keep our house and is why my father pays child
“We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less.”
This references the current state of the economy and how rising costs of food makes living more expensive and difficult. We spend more on luxuries and have less than we used to be able to get. A specific example would be my horse and boarding fees. It costs more to board her at a stable than it used to and less care is provided despite the higher cost. People also buy more products but don’t enjoy them as much because of rising standards for the products we purchase. Another way I interpreted this would be the lowering quality of products. This makes enjoying an object physically less as it won’t last as long as it used to. People then spend more, but have less and the cycle repeats itself.
“These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses, but broken homes.”
These days, people are commonly unsure of their decisions regarding their futures.
This leads to poor decisions and regret for making those decisions. A young person might be set on marrying young to a person they have in his or her mind but can’t realistically be found. So this leads to rushed relationships and hasty marriages in order to fulfill the dream of getting married. Incompatibility may soon arise resulting in a hasty divorce. I also interpreted this as a sign of a divorced person needing two incomes to support a lifestyle, especially one with children. My mother works two jobs currently to support our extra activities away from school and home. She works hard so I and my siblings can do things we enjoy. She also needs to be able to keep our house and is why my father pays child