Friday, December 17, 2004
Utterly fascinating article over at SensoryImpact.com about anti-consumerism:
This Magazine, a Canadian magazine, published an article about how anti-consumer books such as No Logo, Food Nation, or Fight Club is not exactly criticism of consumerism as much as a restatement of the “critique of mass society that has been around since the 1950s”:
The two are not the same. In fact, the critique of mass society has been one of the most powerful forces driving consumerism for more than 40 years.
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This isn’t because the authors, directors or editors are hypocrites. It’s because they’ve failed to understand the true nature of consumer society.
Long, but well worth the read, particularly if you liked Fight Club or American Beauty. Those films might not be what you think -- they weren't for me. ¶ 10:33 p.m.
