Buying something you need OR want is not mindless consumerism. Buying something you don’t actually want at all is mindless consumerism.
I don’t need my food to taste good, I just need calories and nutrients. Am I a consumerist whore if I buy tasty food instead of some kind of dirt cheap nutrient gruel?
Of course you’re allowed and supposed to buy the things you need. Mindless consumerism however
It’s the soft line between “need” and “want” that trips people up.
Do I need clothes? Yes.
But do you need a bedroom-sized closet full of expensive clothes?
Well I need clothes, so…
Buying something you need OR want is not mindless consumerism. Buying something you don’t actually want at all is mindless consumerism.
I don’t need my food to taste good, I just need calories and nutrients. Am I a consumerist whore if I buy tasty food instead of some kind of dirt cheap nutrient gruel?