Modern consumerism
Thoughts about the ills and opportunities of consumerism as it stands now
Modern consumerism
People are starving. To run in the dark across grassy fields holding sizzling sparklers up to the stars, dive into the deep cold blue sea, curl up on the couch with a good book, a big mug of tea, and a nest of blankets near a crackling fireplace. Return to the pure presence of childhood. Experiencing for the sake of experiencing. Unaccountable to s... See more
Tommy Dixon • the end of our extremely online era.
Jimmy Cerone added 4mo
The web hasn’t had its artisanal moment. Right now, giant, ad-based networks created by six men that everyone begrudgingly uses with diminishing emotional returns, control the vast majority of the web.
Sublime • Notes on Scale + Quality
Jimmy Cerone added 4mo
Oh this is it. This is the way to brand this. Artisanal.
If you think about a car or a PC – they’re not trying to get you to use the car or the PC as much as possible. The purchase is the purpose. But the predominant business model of the digital age — advertising — incentivizes consuming more, faster.
Sublime • Notes on Scale + Quality
Jimmy Cerone added 4mo
New data from Ampere Analysis found that 42 percent of U.S. streaming subscribers actively subscribe, cancel, and resubscribe to streaming services based on whether or not shows they like are on the network. What they also found was that people who bought into bundles, like the Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ bundle, were 59 percent less likely to churn , so, y
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Jimmy Cerone added 4mo
I am actively doing this now and don’t know how i feel about it
But they’re not alone — the internet has democratized the ability to create new reality bubbles and distort old ones. We’re just beginning to grapple with the consequences of this seismic cultural shift.
Aaron Z. Lewis • You Can Handle the Post-Truth: A Pocket Guide to the Surreal Internet
Jimmy Cerone added 4mo
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
Amanda Mull • It’s All So … Premiocre
Jimmy Cerone added 4mo
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