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Economic Self
The impact of consumer culture on the economic self is that it drives us to earn
money to be able to consume because these things reflect our identity.
Human beings like to possess something that represents themselves that is why
they work for it; for self gain and gratification.
As brought up by the consumption culture, people have also become dependent to it
that would make them feel good about themselves for the things they own.
2.
The Bible verse tells us that our hearts need to be contented with whatever is given
to us.
We can be full or less but it does not matter so long as we appreciate what we are
given.
It is only when we see Jesus as the center of our lives that we see contentment
regardless of how much and what we have.
3.
People would present themselves confidently knowing other people would not
know that it is them who interacts and engages in an activity online.
These people find a way of expressing themselves freely without judgment and
without others knowing their real identity.
This freedom also entails a danger when this type of people would abuse their
anonymity where they post or show inappropriate behavior easily because no one
would know that it is them.
4.
Yes, interacting with strangers online with unknown identities influence our sense
of self in a way that we can interact with them differently than the people in the real
world like we can express a side not visible in the offline world.
Our interactions with strangers would also mean that we will discover something
about ourselves which will affect our perceptions and ideas about ourselves and
about them.
In most cases people differ in the online world and offline because based on
experience I get more confident interacting online than face to face with various
types of people.