These days when I see the word "consumer" I go to a dark place very quickly. If you were to play a word association game with me and brought this one up, you'd

These days when I see the word "consumer" I go to a dark place very quickly. If you were to play a word association game with me and brought this one up, you'd probably find the resulting term would run aground of HN comment policies. I stopped buying things for fun a long time ago. The act of shopping for most things has become a stressful experience for me. I can feel the contempt for my existence in the design of many products.