Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Anti-consumerism is the new democracy

Anti-consumerism is the new democracy

Sara Phillips

http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2011/10/06/3333044.htm

From the red article by Sara Phillips (2011) I've started thinking of the ways the consumer society may look in 10, 15 or even 20 years time. The fact that nowadays retail world is flooded with fabricated items of almost every sphere of human life. It has never been easier and harder at the same time to be unique and to be able to afford things you want. Consumerism and mass production has started to drift off to a virtual space as the physical shopping experience as we remember does not entertain the consumer anymore. 



However after the era of digitalism people have become more aware of the fact that material possessions; labels, cars and all the socially accepted "desired possessions" do not give you the satisfaction or any sense of achievement. People start looking for new ways of stimulating their senses.The experience lifestyle wave first broke out in Paddington, Brisbane Australia in 2020's and wiped out the consumerism sensibilities around country within 5 years.

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