Obsession and Illusion

Nowadays, money is one of the most important symbols in our civilization. Our regular usage of it has made humans believe that we have got it all figured out, but we don’t. Money is only pieces of paper and digital numbers. Therefore, in that sense, it is completely worthless. Yet, at the same time, our society could not function without it. The “money complex” acts as a psychological and cultural attachment to money which leads to overconsumption. Like David Loy explained: “We can use money to acquire almost anything we may desire.” (Loy, 32) It is why we try and get as much money as we…