• @TubularTittyFrog
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      167 months ago

      it comes at a social cost though.

      i have lost a lot of friends because I live below my ‘means’. whereas most folks I meet are ‘struggling’ because they are living beyond theirs.

      Especially travel and restaurants. consumption is now re-branded as ‘experience’.

      • @[email protected]
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        67 months ago

        dude, eating good food with others and travelling really are experiences. No branding is necessary.

        • @TubularTittyFrog
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          -17 months ago

          they are consumer goods like any other.

          you can cook a meal at home and travel locally. but few are interested in this because it is not a ‘display of wealth’, the way your week in Bali is or your tiktok dining blog.

          • @LaLuzDelSol
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            7 months ago

            Going to Bali- absolutely an experience Going to Bali so you can show off your luxurious lifestyle to your online following - display of wealth.

            I’d say it all comes down to your motivations. I think travel can be very rewarding and a chance for growth. I also don’t have any social media and I don’t really care what people think of me outside of my family and a few close friends.

      • @Leviathan
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        57 months ago

        I’m glad my social circle pretty much revolves around people who all hate consumerism equally. We do like to travel though.