Hey guys, did you ever notice how "Dawn of the Dead" isn't a satire of consumerism, it's just proof that malls (or rather consumer goods) help you survive zombie apocalypses.
You're familiar w Nassim Taleb of "Black Swan" fame? You're familiar with his concept of "fragile" vs "anti-fragile"? My argument is that some systems (trusting the government, getting your food delivered) are fragile (in the face of zombie apocalypse), but consumerism is anti-
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basically agreeing with you that "stuff can be good"
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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*vaguely scans Wikipedia* I understand the idea now, but also thanks for assuming I knew what the hell you were talking about, Mr. Fancy References.
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you have an encylopedic knowledge of punk music and what-not, I have astronomy and economics trivia
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