What comes after Consumerism?

But since consumerism now effectively is the economy (70 percent of US GDP comes from consumer spending), when it goes down the economy goes too. A train wreck is foreseeable. No one knows exactly when the impact will occur or precisely how bad it will be. read more

Consumerism has nothing to do with giving anything away for free. Nothing written in this entire thread leads to the idea that anything of value would be offered for free in a corporate capitalist, consumer economy. Your logic is based on a non-sequitor (it doesn't follow from anything posted here). read more

People will increasingly view consumerism as a “trap” that leaves them in debt and struggling to find freedom and dignity. This will be exacerbated by the unemployment driven by the increased robotization of our society. read more