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Re:‘I’m Broke and Mostly Friendless, and I’ve Wasted My Whol... by krausejj on Friday November 30, 2018 @09:33AM (#18569345)
Isn't shopping/consumerism deeply entwined with a distorted notion of the "self" ? I am what I have, what I wear, where I fall on the status-totempole.

An alternative would be a community-outlook. I am part of a greater whole. I don't really own anything. We are living a story, together.

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Re:‘I’m Broke and Mostly Friendless, and I’ve Wasted My Whol... by JoeAltmaier on Friday November 30, 2018 @09:55AM (#18569478)
Simple skinnerism would also explain consumerism. Oh look! Shiny! That could stimulate my dopamine receptors briefly, I'll get it.
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