The New Happiness Machines

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"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, 1927

In this article, I explore the history and future of consumer culture, how consumerism has been used as a form of control, and the ways that surveillance capitalism is changing this dynamic.



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