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The Race to Conspicuous Consumption

Posted on Jan 14th, 2008 by ~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker ~C4Chaos

(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) Fleer "PAC-MAN" Sticker NO.4 of 54 'U.S. Pac-Man Team' ((1980)) Uploaded by tOkKa on 6 Oct 07, 6.25AM PST. I just read this article on Slate about race and conspicuous consumption... More »

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COAT4D: Conspicuous Consumption

Posted on Nov 6th, 2007 by ~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker ~C4Chaos

(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com ) I've encountered the term "conspicuous consumption" while reading an interview with Andy Rubin (who is employed by Google). "Mr. Rubin readily acknowledges his obsession with consumer gadgets and even more expensive... More »

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