Consumerism

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[ricepikachu]

[katgyurusiconsumerism]

ricepikachu:

You guys please help find my friend Miguel Scott. Please reblog this, I’m begging you.

height: 5”7

D.O.B - july 21st,1992 , 19 years of age 

weighs about 140lbs 

Last seen : thursday october 27th,2011 at evergreen park at around 10:00 p.m.

Please; don’t just like the photo, reblog it so it gets seen. )): I was really close to this kid in 7th-9th grade.

[katgyurusiconsumerism]

I came across this awesome I guess I can call it idea, or organisation that's definitely worth sharing.

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jessicamfrey:

Kinetic soap packaging cleverly highlights the messes it will clean up! Bonus points for being refillable and clearly stating this on the bottle.

My fave images:

Row 1- Dirty feet 

Row 2- Coffee cups 

Row 3- Paint spatter & Dog

Yours???

[davidtsh-blog]

[katgyurusiconsumerism]

davidtsh:

JUST packaging

JUST is a new caffeinated water beverage — the first of its kind available in the UK. The brand is aiming to appeal to health-conscious consumers who might want an alternative to energy drinks or tea or coffee.

I am now researching the packaging topic for my dissertation, this one looks cool

[katgyurusiconsumerism]

Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action

This is so right I am so happy my boyfriend found it. It's like the secret to be a great brand.

[katgyurusiconsumerism]

KhanAcademy

My boyfriend heard of this awesome idea. It's basically online free website with videos and exercises for anyone to learn (eventually anything). I admire the idea and the man behind it! 

Check it out this awesome idea. I am planning to learn biology and history while my boyfriend is gonna do maths as he needs it for his studies. I just wish there were more humanities topics. 

[katgyurusiconsumerism]

I have been very lazy with my researching and so on, and I got back to it today and planning to do LOADS of research, not just because I want to get a first from my dissertation which would mean a first from my BA diploma, but because I have this need to learn. Might sound nerdy or boring to some, but I really hope someone out there understands and perhaps feels the same and we can keep each other motivated.

I just want to get better, I have been dieting and exercising, improved my sewing and am working o my diabetic results, now I want to add improving my knowledge. =P I am so excited =]

[katgyurusiconsumerism]

So Sorry

SO sorry I haven't been posting any new ideas and opinions and stuff recently. I am back on it, promise. I am currently reading "Not Buying It" By Judith Levine for my dissertation. She is great writer! I have to post some of her opinions soon =]

[katgyurusiconsumerism]

I am Czech and I was just back home when this happened. Right now the whole World is talking about what a pack of thieves we must be because our president stole a stupid pen. Why does no one give a damn that our politicians steal millions of our state money? And can afford to 'lend' an envelope of 20 000 euros cash and still have the guts to show their face in front of the nation.

[katgyurusiconsumerism]

Children and toys

I just spent a whole day with my little almost 2 years old nephew. Surprisingly, the fancy toys didn't stand a chance of being played with for a substantial amount of time.

The winners were pan and duster, some dried pasta penne and jumping on my lap. Honestly, things that are NOT toys are often the best toys. I bought him some Lego Duplo for his Birthday. I love lego, I always have. It's creative and reusable and so it never gets boring. Well, at least when I was between 5 and 10 I was never bored of it. But my nephew enjoyed unwrapping it and that was almost it. Perhaps, when he will get a bit older he will enjoy it more. But now, he loves playing with sand and water. 

I am not saying we shouldn't buy toys for children, but we should keep in mind that the most expensive toys might not be the best and that there is no problem with using ordinary things as toys. 

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[katgyurusiconsumerism]

greyroads:

True Net Worth

[katgyurusiconsumerism]

Reklama = advertising

'Reklama' is a czech and polish word for a 'commercial' or 'advertising'. What I realised recently is, that it is made of re-KLAM-a and 'KLAM' means illusion or fraud in czech language. 

[katgyurusiconsumerism]

Why do we live like this?

I just had a long discussion with my mom about the way we live now. By “way” I mean the consumer lifestyle. By “we” I mean people in developed and developing countries.

It’s shocking to see how 8 year old girls are pressured to have branded clothes and so on so that they are socially accepted at school. 14 year old girls wear tonnes of make up, straighten their hair, wear high-heels and actually look over eighteen. It’s even normal to have one night stands for them at that age. The government is not even bothered to hide the ways they make themselves rich while the country goes into further depts.

Where is this gonna go? I am tired of this and I am only 22. I don’t even have a full- time ‘proper” job yet and I am already sick of the idea of working my a** off to feed the government so that one day when I am (hopefully) old and over 63 they will tell me “sorry, no money for retirement for u”. Seriously is it just me?

What’s even worse is that I am aware how I am pulled by this society to want stuff and still I want them. How many times did I say:”hmm, I wish I had this and that”?

I gotta change this. I don’t want to want. I wanna be happy with what I have. And I know that I have awesome family and boyfriend and couple of friends I can trust. ANd I am happy I have them. But I would be dishonest if I was trying to say that I am not blinded sometimes and forget about all of that just because I want something. Damnit. 

There are families’ that lost their beloved by death or terrible mental illnesses and they would exchange everything they have to get that person back. While we just want more and forget about what we have.

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[transparentlemon]

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transparentlemon:

The Story of Stuff.

Okay so its message is aimed at housewives and middleschoolers, but it’s still pretty interesting. Especially the demo about externalized costs.

[davidbarrie-deactivated20111117]

The things you own end up owning you.

Brad Pit warning to Edward Norton in Fight Club (1999) - via Humblefacture (December 2008)