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[–] Croquette 1 points 1 month ago

The companies selling you junk are using psychology to make you buy their products. They have boiled down what makes you consume more, and what doesn't to a science.

You are bombarded 24/7 with ads and pressured to buy shit you don't need all the time so that the profits keep growing. This is 100% the corporations' fault

This is why nowadays, you see the same budget for marketing as the development of a product or service.

Remove the ads everywhere, and you will see consumption decrease.