tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post8321012490160956511..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: Cathedrals of Consumerism Losing Their CongregationsGregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-14449605777246908362017-08-04T20:53:08.599-03:002017-08-04T20:53:08.599-03:00I really wish that were the case. What's truly...I really wish that were the case. What's truly amazing is the reach of the online stores, especially Amazon. I work for USPS, we have become a vector for the consumerist disease. It was bad when I began 15 years ago, and so much worse now. I feel very separated from the work that gives me a paycheck, like Neo in the Matrix. I see each package as a placater of hoarded emotions, self medicating but self destructive. We are a medium sized, urban office, and I can only imagine what the scope is for 31,585 US Post Offices.RenaBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594642431640761001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-1397319298749413682017-07-28T17:48:29.387-03:002017-07-28T17:48:29.387-03:00The malls in nearby cities here are closing. I see...The malls in nearby cities here are closing. I see that some of the big retailers are going bankrupt or nearly so. Some of it is the change to online shopping and I truly believe that younger people don't have the need or desire to own the things that my generation did. <br /><br />The older generation is now downsizing and their kids don't want the collectables and antiques that they are trying to pawn off on them. My 30ish family members want mobility and experience based fun, not a house full of crap.<br /><br />It does give one hope!Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823027336359766111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-46064317264760747912017-07-28T04:00:24.355-03:002017-07-28T04:00:24.355-03:00Consumerism is speeding up, people can shop 24 7 o...Consumerism is speeding up, people can shop 24 7 online and and order junk food on the phone.<br />It's nice to see so many young people going minimalist, vegan and alcohol free. The young are wising up to it all.<br />Peace,<br />AlexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com