{"id":7624,"date":"2011-05-12T20:50:22","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T04:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godammit.com\/?p=7624"},"modified":"2011-05-12T20:56:19","modified_gmt":"2011-05-13T04:56:19","slug":"the-hermes-lady-a-sermon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/the-hermes-lady-a-sermon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hermes Lady: A Sermon"},"content":{"rendered":"

First of all, that Hermes lady<\/a> is fucking nuts about her photos. She doesn’t want her photos used to mock her. They are there for praise only! They are there for gloating, not for you internet people to copy and ridicule. I found this picture on flickr, Hermes Lady, so relax.<\/p>\n

I wasn’t able to force myself to go through 30something pages of her boasting about her Hermes purchases and the attendant ass-kissing. But I think I got the gist of it.<\/p>\n

Here is the situation. Hermes is a symbol of wealth and success. Nothing more or less. A woman who spends a fortune at Hermes and then documents it online is a person desperately in need of love and self-esteem. There isn’t enough Hermes in the whole world to assure her of her intrinsic worth. \u00a0It’s a mug’s game.<\/p>\n

Consumption at this level is very sad. All shopping is a defense against the knowledge of our mortality. It’s a stupid distraction that exists to enrich corporations and to numb the appetites of the soul.<\/p>\n

Look in your closet and think about which outfits would make you happy if a family member died in a car crash. Look at your shoes and then look at this picture.<\/p>\n

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The Hermes Lady is a picture of insecurity, distorted by money and self-delusion. She is a waste of our time. Turn your eyes away from that lady and her ridiculous merchandise.<\/p>\n

You already have everything you need to be happy.<\/p>\n

Don’t worry about shoes or handbags. Listen to music, look at some art or have sex instead. You’ll thank me later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"