Commerce Will Find You in the End
I have a commodity fetish. Even though I feel completely financially unsure right now, I cannot stop buying things. Today I bought some new glasses. My “old” glasses are less than a year old, but I just really wanted to buy some new ones, and boy oh boy did buying them impulsively make me feel free and spontaneous and unhinged in every way. Everything I buy this week takes time to get to me. Darn.
When an item in a store is right at my fingertips, just a card swipe away, I’m not as likely to get it. Just toying with the idea of buying it makes me feel powerful. That’s usually enough. Fetish, indeed.
