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[–] HalfSalesman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Buying something you need OR want is not mindless consumerism. Buying something you don't actually want at all is mindless consumerism.

I don't need my food to taste good, I just need calories and nutrients. Am I a consumerist whore if I buy tasty food instead of some kind of dirt cheap nutrient gruel?