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In 1899, Thorstein Veblen coined the phrase 'conspicuous consumption' to describe status-seeking in the obscenely unequal world of late-nineteenth century America. Many of the aspects he described in ...

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Online Chinese discounters like Temu now offer ultracheap items—“dupes”— that look remarkably similar to fancier goods, even ...

Americans also largely believe they do not bear responsibility for global environmental problems. Only about 15 percent of US ...

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Between the crystals, attendants and multiple dresses, it was a veritable orgy of conspicuous consumption, tied up in reality-television packaging as a model to be admired and emulated. The problem, ...