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The Consuming Self

TylerR Mon, 09/18/17 8:30 pm
Society & Culture
American Culture

Americans increasingly identify with our consumption. When combined with political tribalism, the result is the increasing refusal to do business with members of other political or cultural groups. In the end, an identity based on consumption will only consume itself.

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