1559 || history of consumerism + why it matters
Consumerism is made up. Imagined. Fake as hell. A kayfabe that we're all playing along with. Let's discuss the history, so we can better understand what we're dealing with.
The source: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210120-how-the-world-became-consumerist (original here: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/a-brief-history-of-consumer-culture/)
More from Kerryn Higgs: https://muckrack.com/kerryn-higgs/articles
The book: https://direct.mit.edu/books/book/3683/Collision-CourseEndless-Growth-on-a-Finite-Planet
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