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consumption

“I got a Dyson”: Notes from the frontlines of Black Friday

November 30, 2014 by Randal

Consumerism in its purest formulation is not about acquiring particular material goods. Rather, it is about the act of acquiring itself. I saw a great illustration of this principle yesterday when I read an account of one woman’s experience at a Black Friday sale. According to the article in The Guardian, Louise Haggerty lined up at midnight hoping […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Black Friday, consumerism, consumption, materialism

Did Adam Smith’s invisible hand give us the “Skymall” catalogue?

August 23, 2011 by Randal

I continue my recent practice of reposting old articles from my CP blog that are no longer available. In this post (originally titled “The Tragedy of Capitalism”) I offer a meditation on the absurdity of contemporary consumer capitalism. *** One hour into my flight home yesterday from Denver, panic set in. I had completed my […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: capitalism, consumer capitalism, consumerism, consumption, economics, environmentalism, ethics, The Story of Stuff

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