• TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
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    6 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’.

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        6 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.

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          6 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.

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      6 months ago

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