Don't buy these myths: 11 misconceptions that make us slaves to desire
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Consumers must be aware of 11 misconceptions about products, waste, and products which prevent them from living more simple lives. Experts advise consumers to avoid shopping catalogs, going to malls, and learn to discern quality items to subdue materialism.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1998
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The stuff of life: do you own it or does it own you?
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A writer narrates the experience of quarreling with his son while on a camping trip to the wilderness and relates it to man's attachment to material things. He analyzes how materialism and consumerism have contributed to the ruin of society.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1998
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Two cheers for consumerism
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Issues concerning the growth of consumption by the purchasing of material goods, in response to continuous advertising, are discussed.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 2000
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