added by kev · updated 2y ago
Cultural distress (and consumerism)
The kind of pain that spurs a culture out of Entrenchment and into the next phase of Tension is deeply personal and emotional. It’s the pain of cognitive dissonance where there is a conflict between one’s self-image and their behaviors.
from The 4 Phases of Culture Brands by Jasmine Bina
Keely Adler added
- The presence of many nice-enough choices without any meaningful way to distinguish among them is a fundamental dysphoria of modern consumerism. Anybody can track in intimate detail how the wealthy and stylish spend their money via social media, and just when you’ve learned exactly what you can’t have, the internet swoops in to offer a look-for-less... See more
from It’s All So … Premiocre by Amanda Mull
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what if our distress is a perfectly normal response to a society that’s lost its way? What if unfettered capitalism is making us sick?
from Is Capitalism Making Us Sick? by Devon Frye
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