What things have become normalized due to Consumerism? - Regular everyday stuff that has become CONSOOMED

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Something I noticed was buying branded premium dish soap over the cheapest possible brand. They're literally the same only one is more expensive and has better marketing. What have you noticed?

I'm not talking funko pops or media stuff, regular everyday things that are acceptable because of how perception of value has shifted.
 
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Constantly leasing brand new vehicles but never actually paying the lease off or even getting ahead on it because you upgrade to the latest and greatest model every year.
 
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I think getting new cell phones is a big one.

Getting it, "on them."

After my last model of phone, I'd be fine having the same one for 10 years, if it will stay working.
 
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Planned obsolescence.

You kids wouldn't remember this, but back in the day things were built to last. I have hammers in my toolkit that are over a hundred years old and were used by my great-grandfather (and it's a family tradition for each successive generation to add a hammer of their own to the toolbox.) Aside from tools, cars, TVs, furniture, and more were designed to be passed down to the next generation.

But now everything's disposable. Everything breaks as soon as the warranty runs out. A repeat customer is a guaranteed source of revenue, after all. And they can be tempted with a new model that's brighter, shinier, and more expensive than the old one. This isn't slipshod work- this is planned. We absolutely could build things that would be more resilient than cockroaches, but we don't.
 
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Sexy Senior Citizen said:
But now everything's disposable. Everything breaks as soon as the warranty runs out. A repeat customer is a guaranteed source of revenue, after all. And they can be tempted with a new model that's brighter, shinier, and more expensive than the old one. This isn't slipshod work- this is planned. We absolutely could build things that would be more resilient than cockroaches, but we don't.
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Reminds me of how GoPro had to worsen their durability for this exact reason. The jew economist in me always imagines what kind of great business one could build by focusing on quality again.

Surely customers would rather want a good reliable product over the next shiny thing, right? Right??
 
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I was in despair yesterday when I was recommended a bunch of these videos:

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The first thing they do is spend money on decorative envelopes to put their cash in so it can "motivate" them to put money in them. Then I realized this was all a TikTok challenge so no wonder these people need nice, bright pastel colors to keep themselves happy.
 
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Sexy Senior Citizen said:
Planned obsolescence.

You kids wouldn't remember this, but back in the day things were built to last. I have hammers in my toolkit that are over a hundred years old and were used by my great-grandfather (and it's a family tradition for each successive generation to add a hammer of their own to the toolbox.) Aside from tools, cars, TVs, furniture, and more were designed to be passed down to the next generation.

But now everything's disposable. Everything breaks as soon as the warranty runs out. A repeat customer is a guaranteed source of revenue, after all. And they can be tempted with a new model that's brighter, shinier, and more expensive than the old one. This isn't slipshod work- this is planned. We absolutely could build things that would be more resilient than cockroaches, but we don't.
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This is huge with clothing. Try to find a pair of gym shorts that won't rip at the seam after a certain number of washes. Meanwhile, athleticwear from only 25 years ago is still usable.
 
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Chongqing said:
This is huge with clothing. Try to find a pair of gym shorts that won't rip at the seam after a certain number of washes. Meanwhile, athleticwear from only 25 years ago is still usable.
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This is so true. I have Under Armour shirts from like 2010 that have survived probably thousands of washes and they're still almost good as new, aside from the logo disappearing. Meanwhile, one of my more recent Under Armour shirts is starting to fray already, and I've only had it for like a year.

I have a pair of Nike shorts that I've had since middle school that I still regularly use, and they're still perfectly fine. Meanwhile, a pair of Nike shorts I bought two years ago is already wearing apart in the inner thighs.
 
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Reminds me of how they put shitty resistors/capacitors into monitors and the like. Sure, if you are savvy and have the tools you can locate and replace them, but thats not what the majority could do.
Another thing that Im reminded of is that in the GDR they would often included circuit diagrams when buying electronic devices.
 
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Save the Loli said:
Basically everything from shitty cosmetic DLC in vidya ('memba Oblivion horse armor?) to buying a phone for $1,000 you will inevitably replace in 5 years because it isn't meant to last that long.

It is cancer, and we are fucked.
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this is just people being stupid imagine our biggest problem is people have too much money to spend socialists are brainrotted imagine telling an african our problem is we eat too much when you have success its inevitable low IQ retards will fall victim to it
 
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Constantly paying slightly more for slightly less over time. Like a bar of chocolate used to be 100g here, now all you can find is 80 to 90g, for nearly double the price. Bepis and other beverages down from 2.5l bottles to 1.75 (and 1l to 0.85), and costing 4x more. Butter going from 250g to 180g. Cereal going from 500g to 350g. I wouldn't mind the price increase, shit happens. But sell me the same amount of product, you fucking kikes. I think the only product unaffected by this was bottled water.
 
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Pierre D'Olnique said:
Constantly paying slightly more for slightly less over time. Like a bar of chocolate used to be 100g here, now all you can find is 80 to 90g, for nearly double the price. Bepis and other beverages down from 2.5l bottles to 1.75 (and 1l to 0.85), and costing 4x more. Butter going from 250g to 180g. Cereal going from 500g to 350g. I wouldn't mind the price increase, shit happens. But sell me the same amount of product, you fucking kikes. I think the only product unaffected by this was bottled water.
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this is a problem of inflation not consumerism
 
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Pierre D'Olnique said:
Constantly paying slightly more for slightly less over time. Like a bar of chocolate used to be 100g here, now all you can find is 80 to 90g, for nearly double the price. Bepis and other beverages down from 2.5l bottles to 1.75 (and 1l to 0.85), and costing 4x more. Butter going from 250g to 180g. Cereal going from 500g to 350g. I wouldn't mind the price increase, shit happens. But sell me the same amount of product, you fucking kikes. I think the only product unaffected by this was bottled water.
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Is this bait?
 
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Saddam Hussain Obama said:
this is a problem of inflation not consumerism
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There is no shortage of supplies. They charge you more for less because they firmly believe you'll buy it regardless and they'll get away with it. It's one of the few cases where voting with our wallet can actually work, as multiple (local) manufacturers backed out of the diminished rations, sometimes even increasing the amount over the old limit a little (2.25l soda bottles for the same price for instance). Not gonna happen with global brands, though.
 
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Pierre D'Olnique said:
There is no shortage of supplies. They charge you more for less because they firmly believe you'll buy it regardless and they'll get away with it. It's one of the few cases where voting with our wallet can actually work, as multiple (local) manufacturers backed out of the diminished rations, sometimes even increasing the amount over the old limit a little (2.25l soda bottles for the same price for instance). Not gonna happen with global brands, though.
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they have to charge more to make up for the losses due to inflation
 
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