In a culture of hyper-consumption the advertising industry has brainwashed many people into believing they can raise their status just by driving a particular brand of whatever it is they are pushing at you.

Stephen Richards
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I’ve never found myself subscribing to the idea that we should be constantly buying and consuming to counteract the culture of hyper-consumption. As I said in my post The Power of Saying No, I believe we should not be constantly buying and consuming to counteract the culture of hyper-consumption. However, I do recognize that there are people who do buy and consume because they think it will increase their status.

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