Fun With Google: Consumerism Is…

by Flexo on September 20, 2005

in Consumer, Fun and Contests, Internet

Here’s something to pass the time while we await the Fed’s announcement of a quarter-point rate hike. A few years ago, there was a meme that traveled from blog to blog whereby the author searched Google for the phrase “name is” (where name was the author’s name). The results were, of course, posted to his or her blog.

Digging up the meme from the grave, let’s find out what “consumerism is.” (Note: you must include the quotation marks when performing your own something is search.)

Consumerism is a term used to describe the effects of equating personal happiness with purchasing material possessions and consumption.

Rampant mass consumerism is so evil. Hey, can I have a sip of that Frappucino?

Consumerism is what emerges when we are duped into having desires that we would not normally have.

The consumer class needs to be provided with the necessary information for them to begin publicly challenging the notion that consumerism is the only way to live.

Capitalist Consumerism is Destroying Us.

Consumerism is the myth that the individual will be gratified and integrated by consuming.

Consumerism is economically manifested in the chronic purchasing of new goods and services, with little attention to their true need, durability, product origin or the environmental consequences of manufacture and disposal.

The bottom line: Consumerism is working in these plans, with costs moderating while maintaining access to needed care, including preventive and chronic care treatments.

I thnk that’s enough.



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Flexo, the owner and creator of Consumerism Commentary, has been blogging and writing for the internet since 1995 and has been building online communities since 1991. Find out more about him and follow him on Twitter.

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{ 3 comments }

1 fivecentnickel.com September 20, 2005 at 2:36 pm

How about this?

Flexo is a flexographic label printer of high quality self-adhesive
labels and tags.

Flexo is also capable of printing on a myriad of different paper stock…

Flexo is just at the right viscosity.

Flexo is our prime directive…

2 Madame X September 20, 2005 at 4:54 pm

That was fun! Here’s the only result I got:
“my open wallet is the visage of a fifteen year old version of me. This portrait, which makes me look very stoned…”

3 Fighting debt September 20, 2005 at 8:45 pm

I’ll take your meme and raise you a quote! At my blog.

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