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Everything about Hyperconsumerism
Consumption of goods beyond ones necessities
Hyperconsumerism, hyper-consumerism, hyperconsumption or hyper-consumption is the consumption of goods beyond one's necessities and the associated significant pressure to consume those goods, exerted by social media and other outlets as those goods are perceived to shape one's identity. Frenchy Lunning defines it curtly as "a consumerism for the sake of consuming." Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: HyperconsumerismA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Reality bites backThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Reconciling hyperconsumerism and sustainability in the island ecosystem: A photo essay of men’s street fashion in HonoluluCited 0 times
- Go sideways: ConsumerismA closely related topic
- Go sideways: CommodificationA closely related topic
đź“– Definitions
Noun Consumerism taken to an abnormal degree.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
Reality bites backJennifer L. Pozner · 2010
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