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The Anti-Consumers

The Anti-Consumers

There are voluntary 'Anti-Consumers' like us, and increasingly, 'involuntary Anti-Consumers' who have no choice but to slash all discretionary spending to the bone.

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Aug 06, 2024
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Who are the biggest chumps in today's economy? One set of contenders is the corporations and marketers buying social media and search data on Anti-Consumers like myself who get their dopamine rushes from producing, not consuming and who experience extremely negative emotions when spending money on anything but the bare essentials.

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