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> assuming that we all agree that civilizational stability is a desirable goal. Sadly this assumption does not seem to hold.

• esarbe 3y ago
  Not if that it requires me to reduce my conspicuous consumption by one cent! I've been trained all my life by media and advertisment to equate the acquisition of cheaply produced, low quality trash with freedom, and you can take it from my cold dead hands. I need to continue buying all that useless crap to feel I have status!
  • useless999 3y ago
    I’m afraid conspicuous consumption predates consumerism by a few millenia :(
    • esarbe 3y ago
      Not on this scale.[0] [0] https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/a-brief-history-of-consumer-culture/ https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/a-brief-history-of-consum...'