Comments on: The Engine of Consumerism https://www.isegoria.net/2014/02/the-engine-of-consumerism/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:48:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: lucklucky https://www.isegoria.net/2014/02/the-engine-of-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1120465 lucklucky Sun, 09 Feb 2014 01:21:59 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=34018#comment-1120465 We are already different. Only socialist left and socialist right wants us to be the same.

For example the Internet; This Isegoria blog is a way for its author to state how different he is.

]]> By: Bill https://www.isegoria.net/2014/02/the-engine-of-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1120397 Bill Sat, 08 Feb 2014 22:55:15 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=34018#comment-1120397 I thought that the engine of consumerism was created by disconnecting purchases from actual needs, and tying purchases to self-care needs like calming anxiety or improving self-esteem.

Maybe the “engine of product creation” works like this guy suggests, hand in hand with planned obsolescence. Maybe it’s easier to sell people a new, modern, improved car (exciting!) than it is to simply replace an existing car (boring and how come that other one didn’t last longer?).

]]> By: Toddy Cat https://www.isegoria.net/2014/02/the-engine-of-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1120104 Toddy Cat Sat, 08 Feb 2014 15:27:02 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=34018#comment-1120104 Wow, Adam Curtis quoting Thomas Frank. Surely the end times are near…

]]> By: Spandrell https://www.isegoria.net/2014/02/the-engine-of-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1119959 Spandrell Sat, 08 Feb 2014 12:24:36 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=34018#comment-1119959 Relates nicely to this: What cost variety?.

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