THE CONSUMERS AND THE CONSUMERISM

The term "consumerism" is used in several different ways. It economics, it usually refers to a movement which promotes the right and safety of the consumer arose in the early 1900s as people grew increasingly concerned about consumer safey and manufacturing methods. In philosophy, consumerism refers to a way of life in which people place a high value on material possessions, and in which people tend to consume more than they need. Critics of this way of life espouse anti-consumerism or productionism.

(http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-consumerism.htm)


(http://consumerist.com)


I've been writing about the zombie consumer death urge on Cryptogon recently. I don't know how I came up with that. I was just trying to think about a simple way of summing up the general mentality out there. It's not a very profound or original concept. The more interesting question for me is: Why not? Why did that meme suddenly stick in my consciousness?

(see the photograps in this page, about the zombie consumer)

(http://cryptogon.com?p=789)


Consumption and Consumerism

- by Anup Shah
- This page last updated Wednesday, September 03, 2008
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