consumerism

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maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 26 Nov 21

Hi! Today is day 2 of my 14 day spending detox - zero spending besides bills, 1 car wash (originally I said 2, but now I say 1 car wash should do it), gas, and groceries. Groceries I am going to do my best to scale down recipes...

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I have grown addicted to History channel

marguicha @marguicha (230351) • Chile 5 Feb 21

There is a long documentary about how the world has changed this last century and why consumerism has taken over the world. It also shows how things are done, from cars to Campbell soup and TV dinners. I am asking myself if I...

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Book Review Sayaka Murata Convenience Store Woman

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 13 Oct 19

2018 – Granta Press – Spoiler Alert Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori A bittersweet comedy novel about a virginal Japanese woman who works in a convenience store for eighteen years, defying peer group pressure to pursue a...

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Living more simply

Elizabeth White @Masihi (4413) • Canada 27 Jan 19

I'm in the midst of living more simply and learning old skills that women utilised for thousands of years but got lost in the age of consumerism. Well, almost. Nowadays more people are making their own soap and are writing blogs...

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frugal living

minimalist

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I Declared Bankruptcy!

Elizabeth White @Masihi (4413) • Canada 22 Jan 19

Wasn't the route I wanted to take, but had no other option. I was paying credit card debt, interest charges, and being influenced by someone to go do things that cost money, buy fancy stuff, and loaned money to them left right...

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Twenty Wide Screens Per Person

Four Walls @FourWalls (86652) • United States 3 Feb 17

It's Super Bowl weekend. The local channels are bombarded with ads telling you that you can get a new 74" widescreen TV delivered in time for "the BIG GAME." (PS-the reason they call it "the big game" is that Super Bowl is...

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Am I the only one who avoids Malls during the Holidays?

The Horse @TheHorse (238298) • Walnut Creek, California 8 Dec 15

The thought of "going to the Mall" right now mortifies me. The first thing that comes to mind is store after store with Christmas decorations, ostensibly honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, but really designed to bring consumers...

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My first day as a Freegan (minus the dumpster diving)!

Amy @simpleliving3251120 (497) • Manahawkin, New Jersey 5 Nov 15

I am not sure if I can call myself a Freegan being that dumpster diving is one of their main factors in a movement against consumerism. Dumpster diving doesn't really work for me due to my location. Today is my...

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Christmas Overspending...

Arieles @Arieles (2473) • United States 10 Dec 12

Yesterday, I read an article on the average amount that American families spend on the Christmas holiday. I was shocked to read that the average American family spends a total of about $750 on presents alone. For...

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People's behavious is largely determined by forces not of their own making

pentium1000in @pentium1000in (30) • India 22 Sep 12

Discuss how external factors affect peoples's behaviour

behaviour model

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OMG It's PINK!

hvedra @hvedra (1619) 28 Nov 11

On Saturday we (well me but DH was with me) decided to buy a Christmas/Yule/Midwinter/Saturnalia/Solstice/Holiday tree (delete as appropriate). Anyway we were in one big DIY store and noticed they had a pink tree. That made me...

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Obedience.

hvedra @hvedra (1619) 25 Nov 11

I went to a particular supermarket last night because they had a couple of special offers on that I wanted to take advantage of. I don't go there often because whilst they are cheap for some things, they tend to be things I...

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If you don't believe in giving gifts on birthdays or holidays are you an Athiest

neededhope @neededhope (1078) • United States 12 Jun 11

so.. my mom and I were talking bout mother's day to start.. and I said I feel mothers day you should wish ur mom happy mothers day and live it as a normal day. And yes I mean no gifts.. I think there's more meaning than going...

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Climate change caused by excessive consumerism and pollution

cupidangel_joy @cupidangel_joy (2) 2 Jun 11

I remember watching a CNN NEWS about climate change being an accepted threat to our planet but still there is not enough political action to control such things like excessive consumerism and pollution. In my personal opinion,...

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Christmas isn't Christmas Anymore - The orginal meaning is gone!

diamania @diamania (7011) • Netherlands 25 Dec 10

Maybe it's just me but for me it feels that Christmas isn't Christmas anymore. I thought Christmas was a meeting with friends and family, gathering around a table with all kinds of delicious foods and drinks. For others...

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The truth about over population, its a lie!

EvanHunter @EvanHunter (4026) • United States 6 Jul 10

The world is not over populated in fact there is more than enough land in the world to comfortably fit for everyone one example alone would be to take the area of Australia in total it is 1900740524 acre and 3749.0 yd². Seem like...

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politics

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Has consumer society gone to far?

nancyrowina @nancyrowina (3850) 8 Jun 10

I've been studying for an Open University degree (hence my abscence from sites like this for a while) and it's opened my eye's in lots of ways about society and how it all works. Advances in technology have meant that there is...

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As a consumer what would you do?

SomeCowgirl @SomeCowgirl (32189) • United States 17 May 10

As a consumer, if you found out that BP was just trying to get money out of us, and though the Rig did go down, not nearly as much oil was spilled, how would you react? Would you be mad and readying a letter of distaste to them?...

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Daybreakers, Avatar, Anticorporatism in Consumer Products

Dedgurlsingstheblus @Dedgurlsingstheblus (233) • United States 19 Jan 10

The last two blockbuster films I have watched were Avatar and Daybreakers both of which have a kind of corporations are sleazy vibe to their plot. Although these are just two movies I was wondering is anti-corporatism becoming the...

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First we import the fake festival and then we import the paranoia...

hvedra @hvedra (1619) 2 Nov 09

So, we've just had Hallowe'en and one local church hosted an "alternative" to Hallowe'en to combat "occult forces" asking kids to dress up as nice things (including fairies for some reason) and nothing scary. When I was growing...

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