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Pathological Consumption Has Become So Normalised That We Scarcely Notice It
There’s nothing they need, nothing they don’t own already, nothing they even want. So you buy them a solar-powered waving queen; a belly button brush; a silver-plated ice cream tub holder; a “hilarious” inflatable zimmer frame; a confection of plastic and electronics called Terry the Swearing Turtle; or – and somehow I find this significant – a Scratch Off World wall map.
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There are 2 types of people in this world: people who think "worthless" things are not needed, and those who enjoy them. Oh yeah, just in case you forgot it. Christmas tree is "worthless waste of resources" as well.