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Re:50% of U.S. vinyl buyers don't own a record player by bigmadshoe on Friday January 02, 2026 @07:45AM (#46464228)
Is it consumerism to walk around the beach collecting pretty rocks to go home and put them on a shelf?
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Re:50% of U.S. vinyl buyers don't own a record player by Alconicon on Friday January 02, 2026 @08:20AM (#46464451)
A rock is not a consumer good, so no.

And a rock is unique, nice to look at, did not cost you anything and kind of an appreciation of nature.

Enjoy your rock! (i'm sincere)

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Re:50% of U.S. vinyl buyers don't own a record player by bigmadshoe on Friday January 02, 2026 @11:41AM (#46466556)
Naturally since people are buying things, technically they are consuming.

I mean that collecting a relatively small number of durable and visually pleasing objects isn't really the worst flavor of consumerism, even if it seems pointless to some people.

I agree we have a massive problem with over-consumption (most glaringly with things like fast fashion), but I'm not sure record collectors are a big problem.

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