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> industrialization and consumerism Why did you link the two? The article doesn't mention consumerism. There was no point like "without industrialization peopl
by username90 6y ago
> industrialization and consumerism
Why did you link the two? The article doesn't mention consumerism. There was no point like "without industrialization people couldn't buy a new expensive smartphone every couple of years" or "without industrialization women wouldn't be able to have 50 bags each".
- keiferski 6y agoThe fact that it doesn't mention consumerism is precisely my point. The article argues for a number of things which supposedly are necessary for basic modern "quality of life", but are actually just necessary for consumerism. Plastic is a great example. Absolutely necessary in some medical or high-tech contexts, but absolutely unnecessary for most packaging and consumer goods.