"Economists call it doom spending: a nihilistic spin on retail therapy."

Courtney Shea for Maclean's: https://macleans.ca/longforms/the-doom-spenders/

#Longreads #Canada #GenerationZ #Consumerism #Spending #Money #Finance #Doomspending #Unemployment #Debt

I'm such a huge #journal person & I keep seeing all these adorable #HobonichiTecho posts on my social media. I want one so badly even tho I have too much going on and also my handwriting can be small & neat but... ahyeah the notebook is too small overall for me & I know it. But I still want one!?

Eugh. Gotta replace this manipulated desire with my actual preferences #Consumerism

“Claw machine arcades are like Vegas for kids — casinos with training wheels.”

Gift article, hurry while supplies last

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/opinion/labubu-parenting-consumerism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wU8.2zqx.eP6xwmGQfMFt&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#parenting #consumerism

Consumerism - a true story.
A friend of mine bought an automatic coffee machine after a colleague told her "it'll change your life". But after a while she decided she didn't want it and gave it to me. I tried it and also didn't want to keep it. I offered it for free to several people. No takers. Now it is on the side of the main road with a sign on it saying "FREE coffee machine. It works!" A similar machine costs over $500 new.

I already knew that consumerism makes people buy things they don't really want. Maybe it's a huge block of chocolate, maybe it's $70,000 Tesla. So I shouldn't be surprised. The physical object itself is not the point, it's the emotional confection of the consumer ritual.

#consumerism

BUY NOTHING!

#climateChange #consumerism #Capitalism #advertising #buyNothing

http://shojiwax.com/2025/10/25/the-buy-nothing-rebellion/

Amazon's new AI tool, "Help Me Decide," is here to push you over the edge! It analyzes your shopping history to suggest the "perfect" product, complete with upgrades & budget picks.

Are we ready for AI making our impulse decisions for us? 🤔

#AmazonAI #RetailTech #GenAI #Consumerism #TechNews
https://www.engadget.com/ai/amazon-calls-on-ai-once-again-with-its-new-help-me-decide-shopping-tool-164516673.html?src=rss