I mean if you pay attention most social media inundated with influencers and companies is basically:
“Buy this, no buy this, buy this instead, spend your money here!” It even leeches into everyday conversations outside of social media.
Pay attention to how often people talk about buying things and newly released products. Hell, I’ve caught myself contributing to it. It’s kind of gross when you realize how steeped in consumerism nearly everything has become.
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I mean if you pay attention most social media inundated with influencers and companies is basically:
“Buy this, no buy this, buy this instead, spend your money here!” It even leeches into everyday conversations outside of social media.
Pay attention to how often people talk about buying things and newly released products. Hell, I’ve caught myself contributing to it. It’s kind of gross when you realize how steeped in consumerism nearly everything has become.
Who are they even selling to? Everybody’s broke.
It’s why this place is a boiling trash heap.