Once upon a time we bought what we needed. We were happy with less because things do not equal happiness. Sad that this is the inevitable end
PLEASE check out the BBC Channel 4 series "Century of the Self". It lays it all out on how we have become the "good consumer" instead of the "good citizen"..
Along these general themes, The Century of the Self asks deeper questions about the roots and methods of modern consumerism, representative democracy and ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self
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