tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104745414778029014.post5174401573221369712..comments2023-06-26T04:26:42.894-04:00Comments on Anubis Bard: Enoughness and the Age of Consumer Capitalism, part 1Andy Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03820201752437230985noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104745414778029014.post-29228388198581248412016-02-25T08:51:32.721-05:002016-02-25T08:51:32.721-05:00I finally got around to reading it, thanks. Liste...I finally got around to reading it, thanks. Listening to economists fumbling at the intersection of their models and the real world is always entertaining - or terrifying - given how central their models are to how our world is run.Anubis Bardhttp://anubisbard.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104745414778029014.post-46655758131531867912016-02-25T08:45:40.582-05:002016-02-25T08:45:40.582-05:00I think that's part 3 - to what extent "w...I think that's part 3 - to what extent "we" escape this consumerism they foist upon us. Like you I preferred experiences to things, but of course that's also been a frontier for consumerism!Anubis Bardhttp://anubisbard.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104745414778029014.post-6128977952642450182016-02-25T00:25:39.993-05:002016-02-25T00:25:39.993-05:00Your 'we' does not include everyone! I fig...Your 'we' does not include everyone! I figured out that I would rather be rich in time than in money before I was twenty, and that is some time ago. I was fortunate in many ways. Pity the poor young of today who have to cope with low wages and higher cost of the basics.ienvannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104745414778029014.post-17717897854384430812016-02-07T15:22:34.439-05:002016-02-07T15:22:34.439-05:00Yes yes yes!Yes yes yes!Cynthia Drummondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104745414778029014.post-91650488065991536532016-02-01T16:08:17.159-05:002016-02-01T16:08:17.159-05:00have you read this recent article from the Guardia...have you read this recent article from the Guardian? I found it quite interesting. ARGH new operating system doesn't cut and paste the same way as before. Can't make a link. but it's on the opinion page and is titled "If having more no longer satisfies us, perhaps we have reached "peak stuff." Author Will Huttonguera_linda@msn.comnoreply@blogger.com