The consumation paradox

Theory 2- We are all consumers, and will be forever.

The day we stop consuming is the day we die. We'll continue to eat and breathe ourselves to our own deaths until then, if we're lucky.

The problem is, consuming is, by defintion, selfish. We're not breathing so a poor kid in africa will live the night. We're breathing because if we stop we'll die. And of course, death is always scary. [Theory 2.1- death is always scary]

So, of course I'm a hypocrite if I sneer at the faux person walking down the street with the gucci handbag and matching sunglasses. Of course I'm a hypocrite if I think all this consuming should end. [Theory 2.2- I'm a hypocrite]. So I think I stand more against excess than consumption.

Of course excess is a matter of relativity. Fat people eat a normal amount of food, in their eyes at least. [Theory 2.3- We're all relatively normal. everyone else is fucked up, right?] The rich don't spend much on the newest flatscreen HD TV. I'm excessive compared to a starving kid in Mexico. So what should we do?

I wish I knew.