There is massive propaganda for everyone to consume. Consumption is good for profits and consumption is good for the political establishment.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Consumption may be regarded as negative production.
We have allowed ourselves to be defined by our consumption instead of by our ability to move beyond it.
There are a lot of people who don't contribute anything to consumption and production.
If it's great stuff, the people who consume it are nourished. It's a positive force.
In ancient times, we were users; we used the commodities in accordance to our needs. Using is not sufficient for the modern market; it needs consumers. Consuming means consuming things much more than the natural need of humanity or of any living being.
You might think of consumption as a fairly passive activity, but buying new products and services is actually pretty risky, at least if you value your time and money.
Tourism, human circulation considered as consumption is fundamentally nothing more than the leisure of going to see what has become banal.
Does this planet have enough resources so seven or eight billion can have the same level of consumption and waste that today is seen in rich societies? It is this level of hyper-consumption that is harming our planet.
Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.
Really, the proper study of economics is fulfilment, not consumption... It doesn't even matter if it's a green product or a green house... It's still consumption. What matters in this world is the fulfilment of people's needs and the fulfilment of their aspirations.