I have a theory that consumer-driven novelty is a big driver of gluttony, Ex. When I was a kid, I couldn't wait to rush out to the convenient store with my friends and try whatever new flavour of pop (soda for you Muricans) they were promoting at the time,
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Of course my term is way too cumbersome. A buddy and I are thinking “Christmas” is a pretty good metonymy for the Consumer dystopia. Gets the religious element of Cathedral and the soft power of Consumption.
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The image that will always remain fixed in my mind is seeing a Buddhist monk take a selfie in front of a three story Christmas tree in a New Delhi mall. That’s the dread “Christmas” expressing dominion.
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