Futons, tapestries and optimism are all signs of immaturity. As you
grow older, it's important to shop at Pottery Barn and to let go of the
idea that the world is a fair place filled with reasonable people and
the notion that if you work hard enough, you can have whatever you
want.
Signs of maturity include a fixed-rate mortgage, overstuffed loveseats, and dead eyes.
Society and marketing force us to buy a lot of things we don't need,
like life insurance and deodorant. Unless you live off the grid or
inside the compound walls, every day you're forced to spend your
hard-earned money on things like gas and lipstick so that other people
can have jobs and spend their hard-earned money on gas and lipstick,
too.
Money really does make the world go round, except for in China because of that whole Communism thing.