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According to the international institute for environment and development, the annual amount spent globally on advertising aimed at increasing consumption topped $430 billion in 1998.consumer capitalism is dedicated to the proposition that production is good in itself, no matter what is produced. the net effect is the massive production of absurd, empty and useless items which are nevertheless utterly serious since we earn our living from them, and dedicate our leisure time to them.
-Jacques Ellul
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According To The International Institute For Environment

Jacques Ellul
According to the international institute for environment and development, the annual amount spent globally on advertising aimed at increasing consumption topped $430 billion in 1998.consumer capitalism is dedicated to the proposition that production is good in itself, no matter what is produced. the net effect is the massive production of absurd, empty and useless items which are nevertheless utterly serious since we earn our living from them, and dedicate our leisure time to them.
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