Why is it that the word “consumption” has been inextricably bound to the adjective “conspicuous”, and the phrase has come to mean a condemnation of our consumer-based economy?
Auspicious consumption
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Thoughts from January 2008, pre-recession…
January 7, 2008 (With 2011 notes)
As the 2007 shopping days of Christmas fade behind us, a look forward seems in order.
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Tired of the fear mongering
We take a break from our regularly scheduled focus on the economy and current dire conditions to bring you this alternative perspective which may provide some fact-based optimism.
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It all starts with the dirt
The days when money was an option are long gone. Since our population started migrating away from rural, farm-based communities towards urban, manufacturing-based cities, society has become progressively dependent upon trade between individuals. If you don’t grow your own food, you have to exchange something of value with the farmer in order to eat. If you can’t build your own wagon and pull it with a horse, you have to buy a vehicle through some exchange of value.
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