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RE: Photography: Chris Jordan’s Portraits of American Mass Consumption
A very consumeristic society. Doesn't work anymore? Just throw it away and buy a new one. Who needs to know how to fix stuff? Just buy new stuff.
It reminds of the kids' movie WallE. Soon we'll have to move off the planet because it will be so covered with trash.
Very interesting photos. Thanks for sharing.
you are welcome. Indeed we became so obsessed with buying new things, In Dubai, where I live for example I often see people holding 2 or three mobile phones and as soon as a new mobile phone is out, people will line up to get it while their phones are still intact.
Crazy.
I also hate this buy, break, rebuy shit. Even furniture is being designed to break. We once bought a fake leather sofa. And within a year or two it had streak line tears(never again!). Planned obsolescence is the producer of mountains of garbage. It is a policy that whilst it may be good for business it is bad for the wallets of consumers and very bad for the environment.
Very true.