consumerism

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Zombies doubling as a metaphor for consumerism or groupthink?

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

“All these efforts to spend less, to save more, to discover things you can do without giving in to consumerism, there’s an added benefit, which is a sense of control,” Caro said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

Japan has a tiny Christian majority and Christmas is a secular festival of full-bore consumerism complete with Santa, gifts and streetlights.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Chip Colwell, an anthropologist and the author of “So Much Stuff,” a history of consumerism, thinks that tariffs will cause people to buy less in the short term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Marketers have had to adjust their strategies in this fluid world of consumerism.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times