Consumerism
The preoccupation of society with the acquisition of consumer goods.
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Consumerism
Enoughness: the New Fashion Sweet Spot
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“Where fashion is about newness and consumption and want, clothing is about enduring value and need,” he writes. “Clothing is cherished, cared for, repaired, passed on. Where fashion is fast, clothing is slow. Clothing is about making better and consuming less, and because of that is good for the people that make it, good for the people who wear it and good for the planet.” Fashion, he says, is “social manipulation.”
“[About Las Vegas] It’s all a fucking charade. Built to lure you in, tempt you, tease you, make you starry-eyed and dumb, make you think it’s yours for the taking if you just throw down those next few bucks.”
Excerpt From
My Friend Leonard
James Frey
still grasping this one: “look around. all that clutter used to be money. all that money used to be time”
David Foster Wallace discusses Consumerism (2003)
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