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(page 140 of 294)
"Consumerism and commodification aren’t strictly economical, nor is it only about function. It’s the practice of self-identity. Identities are shaped by the symbolic meaning we attach to material possession.
Bauman consumerism is not about the satisfaction of desires but arousing the desires that cannot in principle be quenched. Thus the consumer society manages to render non-satisfaction permanent." — Jul 20, 2026 07:06PM
"Consumerism and commodification aren’t strictly economical, nor is it only about function. It’s the practice of self-identity. Identities are shaped by the symbolic meaning we attach to material possession.
Bauman consumerism is not about the satisfaction of desires but arousing the desires that cannot in principle be quenched. Thus the consumer society manages to render non-satisfaction permanent." — Jul 20, 2026 07:06PM
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"“O ship setting out on a distant voyage,
Why don't I miss you the way other people do After you've vanished from sight?
Because, when I don't see you, you cease to exist.
And if I feel nostalgia for what doesn't exist, The feeling is in relationship to nothing.
It's not the ship but our own selves that we miss.”" — Jan 02, 2026 05:08PM
"“O ship setting out on a distant voyage,
Why don't I miss you the way other people do After you've vanished from sight?
Because, when I don't see you, you cease to exist.
And if I feel nostalgia for what doesn't exist, The feeling is in relationship to nothing.
It's not the ship but our own selves that we miss.”" — Jan 02, 2026 05:08PM
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