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Three Laws of Consumerism
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Everything that you buy regularly today, you will keep buying indefinitely, unless an external force acts upon you.
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Your likelihood of buying more things is proportional to your subjective unhappiness times your disposable income.
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Whatever you think you own also owns you in an equal way.
Original published: July 5, 2022