An addictive cultural state of mind and action that some humans fall prey to by way of media marketing, and in particular, social media influencers inundating them with messages to buy consumer goods and services, often preceded by a high before and after the purchase, and often followed by a feeling of emptiness until the next fix.
Unaware, Fred and Wilma became soul-less and addicted to the risks of crack consumerism by social media influencers suggesting to them to buy things they either did not need, nor could afford.
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Get the consumerism mug.The action that businesses usually perform when greed takes over. Generally, they release products with the interest of themselves: the producers, rather than the interest of buyers: the consumers. This includes selling/reselling things at prices higher than their normal rates and previous rates, making items a limited quantity to increase the demand, and presenting, or adding unnecessary adjustments in order to boost advertisement.
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I told my father that I converted to Consumerism, he processed to beat me out of joy. you are consumer, I am consumer, we are CONSUMERISM.
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