“Expensive clothing is a poor man’s attempt to appear prosperous.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Technology loves and thrives and makes gobs of money on conspicuous consumption. — Mark Goulston Copy Share Image
Status-driven, conspicuous consumption thrives from the language of novelty. — Tim Jackson Copy Share Image
“Our thoughts, feelings and whereabouts: Food we dish up on plates called photographs and status updates; to feed Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.;… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
the conspicuous consumption of limited resources has yet to be accepted widely as a spiritual error, or even bad manners — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
The students [of the 60's] substituted conspicuous compassion for their parents' conspicuous consumption. — Allan Bloom Copy Share Image
“Photography created, and then social media aggravated, the vast majority of people’s inability to enjoy what is happening … without the urge… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
The students [of the 60s] substituted conspicuous compassion for their parents conspicuous consumption. — Allan Bloom Copy Share Image
Hollywood has gone from the capital of conspicuous consumption to the cutting edge of conspicuous conservation. — Arianna Huffington Copy Share Image
Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure. — Thorstein Veblen Copy Share Image
“Some people will each start investing more of their salary on ‘their’ house and spending less of it on ‘their’ car or… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I write for one and only one purpose, to overcome the invincible ignorance of the traduced heart. […] I wish to speak… — Kenneth Rexroth Copy Share Image
“When we crumble under the exorbitant weight of conspicuous commodities and the material pressure in a universe of illusion, life may become… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
The basis on which good repute in any highly organized industrial community ultimately rests is pecuniary strength; and the means of showing… — Thorstein Veblen Copy Share Image
I never strike out at any life form. The only things I attack are icons of conspicuous consumption. People put objects in… — Wendy O. Williams Copy Share Image
We need way more intimacy than nearly anyone considers normal. Always hungry for it, we seek solace and sustenance in the closest… — Charles Eisenstein Copy Share Image
I don't think we're crumbling as a civilization, but this is not our finest hour, and it's good to be mindful that… — Mel Gibson Copy Share Image
“One difference is that individuals living in multilingual communities seem to settle on an optimal cognitive load. The hyperpolyglot possesses a similar… — Michael Erard Copy Share Image
Too much of what led up to the crisis in the old bubble days—the conspicuous consumption, the latter-day Gatsbyism—was fueled by a… — Richard Florida Copy Share Image
“Now that everyone can afford status items like designer jeans, conspicuous consumption gives way to conspicuous exertion. Sheer exhilarating length becomes a… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
“The childish and savage taste of men and women for new patterns keeps how many shaking and squinting through kaleidoscopes that they… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Unrestrained automobility, hedonism, individualism, and conspicuous consumption cannot be sustained because they take more than they give back. A spiritually impoverished world… — David W. Orr Copy Share Image
“. . . every society that grows extensive lawns could produce all its food on the same area, using the same resources,… — Bill Mollison Copy Share Image
I do fear that global capitalism is making us more like each other in regrettable ways, e.g., more people are increasingly captivated… — David Wong Copy Share Image
The hippie is the scion of surplus value. The dropout can only claim sanctity in a society which offers something to be… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
“. . . every society that grows extensive lawns could produce all its food on the same area, using the same resources,… — Bill Mollison Copy Share Image
“CEO Gil Amelio stumbled. Ellison may have been baffled when Jobs insisted that he was not motivated by money, but it was… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
“Those who think money can't buy happiness just don't know where to shop … People would be happier and healthier if they… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
“The things we need most are the things we have become most afraid of, such as adventure, intimacy, and authentic communication. We… — Charles Eisenstein Copy Share Image
Happiness doesn't lie in conspicuous consumption and the relentless amassing of useless crap. Happiness lies in the person sitting beside you and… — Dennis Lehane Copy Share Image
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