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“Consumption” Mark Sagoff

“Consumption” Mark Sagoff. Two Concepts of Consumption. Getting and Spending: buying, using, and discarding of the kinds of things advertised on TV and the Internet. Depleting the Earth’s resources and exhausting its capacity to safely absorb effluents and emissions. “The Power is Yours!”.

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“Consumption” Mark Sagoff

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  1. “Consumption”Mark Sagoff

  2. Two Concepts of Consumption • Getting and Spending: buying, using, and discarding of the kinds of things advertised on TV and the Internet. • Depleting the Earth’s resources and exhausting its capacity to safely absorb effluents and emissions.

  3. “The Power is Yours!” “Consumers should adjust their activities out of concerns for the Earth!”

  4. Commercial Break “The Power is yours to be happy!” “She or he who dies with the most toys wins!”

  5. Some Questions • Does consumption make us better off? • Why do we consume so (too) much? • How much do we need to consume? • To what end do we consume?

  6. Consumption Addiction?Shopping Therapy?

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