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Possibly the first convincing argument I have ever heard in favor of the materialistic accumulative American lifestyle.

• kulahan 3mo ago
  You don't need to live a consumerist lifestyle to have a home that's properly outfitted (curtains), comfy (rugs, chairs), and quiet (walls/divisions). Also for a fun large-scale argument: we're relatively sheltered from global depressions. All we really have to do is convince Americans to keep spending money and it kinda works out, because the whole economy is structured around that anyways. That's also why the economy is in the dumper right now (not counting tech companies), and why the consumer confidence index is so important to our various economists.
  • bluebarbet 3mo ago
    Sheltered from global depressions maybe, but ultimately not from ecological breakdown caused by the externalities of uncontrolled resource throughput. But your broader point is well taken.
    • kulahan 3mo ago
      Yeah, I said "fun" not "good" :)