New: consumerismAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krhive-166405zzanhive-183959hive-180932steemhive-185836uncommonlabphotographyhive-183397hive-144064hive-150122krsuccessbitcoinhive-188619hive-145157lifehive-101145hive-139150hive-109690hive-124908hive-184714cryptoTrendingNewHotLikersbimbo45 (65)in hive-175254 • 4 months agoCapitalism an Underlying Cause of ConsumerismAt every passing seconds, there is this urge to buy things either online or offline. There is one thing to buy on Instagram, or that shoe you saw on Amazon and so on. It now looks like everyday, we…gooddream (82)in life • 5 months agoI don't understand the allure of wearing labelsThis came up on a meme that a friend shared to a group that some of my friends are in and the point was to make fun of a friend of mine that is always proudly wearing clothes with brand names on…jack.russelle (76)in shoes • last yearWhat living as an expat has taught me (part 1)It says part 1 because I don't know how long this is going to be. It might end up being only a part 1 but I just want to take preparations for it to end up being too long and then divide it into…nklm (67)in hive-153018 • last yearsteemCreated with Sketch.А может, шизофреник прав?И так логлайн и синопсис: 23 августа в подмосковном Нахабино парень ударил девушку за то, что она бегала в спортивных шортах и футболке. За пострадавшую вступился прохожий. . . . . . . . . . . .…vidarreturns (49)in consumerism • last yearsteemCreated with Sketch.video: How We Are Programmed To Consume Beyond Our Conscious AwarenessWhy do we dress the way we do? What's our trademark style that others recognize us by? Perhaps clothes, music, or electronics, or gaming. To what effect do those things we purchase define who we…arthursiq5 (41)in hive-161155 • last year[ EN | PT ] Do you buy books to read or to decorate the house? - Você compra livros para ler ou para decorar?Today I caught myself thinking about how many times I buy my books more for a consumerist impulse than actually because I'm going to read them. I will give a brief summary of my custom by reading to…beelzebubba (77)in life • 2 years agoMy family stopped participating in the commercial side of Christmas 20 years agoThis was right around the time that all of my parents' kids were grown up and out of the house. My other siblings moved a bit further away from North Carolina than I did and when we would get back…vidarreturns (49)in religion • 3 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.video: Cookie Cutter Human (How Our Lives Are Manufactured)Be prepared for a future of corporate manufactured identities. Where people lose their identity of birth, and have it replaced by a corporate created identity. And the most profitable part about it…jack.russelle (76)in thailand • 3 years agoChristmas commercialism doesn't really exist in Thailand (and I am grateful for that)Try as the shopping malls may, the mass consumerism that is and always has been completely out of control in USA and presumably other places doesn't exist in Thailand. I am extremely happy about…goodtourism (36)in travel • 3 years agoIn praise of holiday Fordism & why it’s misanthropic to malign mass tourismNearly everyone wants to escape their everyday and take a holiday, including working people with small budgets and limited time. Does that mean they, and those who cater to them, are terrible…denmarkguy (76)in hive-185836 • 4 years agoFeeling OBSOLETE in this Modern Consumption Driven World!I realized, some years ago, that I have become "obsolete" or maybe "redundant" in this modern world of ours. To clarify a bit, I have become obsolete in the context of being part of our…nivekbr (49)in hive-116221 • 4 years agoThe New Happiness Machines"People must be trained to desire, to want new things, even before the old have been entirely consumed. Man's desires must overshadow his needs." - Paul Mazur of Lehman Brothers, 1927In this…answerswithjoe (67)in capitalism • 4 years agoIs This The End Of Capitalism? | Answers With JoeIt's a term you've probably heard a lot. Late Stage Capitalism. People use it to describe the absurdities and wild inequalities of the world today. But what is it exactly, and are we really living…kpfluri (47)in cofluri • 4 years agoVaushV is a piece of garbageVaush doesn't believe people are morally responsible for their consumption choices #Consumerism #Morality #Ethics #Politics #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #cdnmedia #podcast #podcasts #WeAreTheNewsNow…thefrugalist (38)in consumerism • 4 years agoDon't follow the crowd!We have to be smart to know that advertisers want us to buy from them. We have to learn to control our emotions when buying things, otherwise, a lot of us will be poor long term. It is not good to…beingtheuniverse (53)in progress • 5 years agoMore Progress - Less TalkThat's what I thought, too. So here is the Foam Gun in its finishing touches, so to speak. Maybe a bit more than a touch, though. But You can see where it goes. This is but the prototype of a…tarazkp (80)in hive-174578 • 5 years agoShowcase Sunday: Worth a thousand wordsThis was written close to three years ago and was written based on the concept of speed of consumption and lack of reflection, as our attention is pulled from one moment to the next, with very…movingman (69)in appics • 5 years agoI saw this from a distance and thought "Oh, *another* hotel dumping its winter Duvets ...... to buy new thinner ones for summer, how sick".. but then I saw there were also pillows, and realised the Holiday Inn Express was actually closed down. From afar I thought it was a regular…creatr (70)in poetry • 5 years ago"Consumerism" ~ a Poem by Duncan Cary Palmer"Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like." - Will Rogers Does it ever get to you? The constant, relentless…dullhawk (66)in christmas • 5 years agoStill a sentimental fan of holidays( My Eastern New Mexico News column from December 4, 2019 - posted in its entirety now that the paper's exclusivity has expired) It's the holiday season! This is the time of year when people…
