podfish
04-15-2015, 12:21 PM
from the atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/how-capitalism-created-cool/390429/)... posted without implied endorsement, but it's certainly interesting.
There are four especially damaging myths about consumerism. First, that it doesn’t make us happy. Second, that it relies on instilling false needs in us because it’s contrary to our real nature. Third, that it erodes public life. Fourth, that it’s primarily about “stuff.”
There are four especially damaging myths about consumerism. First, that it doesn’t make us happy. Second, that it relies on instilling false needs in us because it’s contrary to our real nature. Third, that it erodes public life. Fourth, that it’s primarily about “stuff.”