The phrase "rampant consumerism" refers to the excessive and uncontrolled focus on buying and consuming goods and services, often driven by the desire for material possessions. Full definition
In documenting these bloated retail havens (eleven such images made up this recent exhibition at Robert Koch Gallery), Chicago - based photographer Brian Ulrich sets himself the not uncomplicated task of addressing the perils of rampant consumerism without lapsing into simplistic, knee - jerk condemnation. (artforum.com)
It is expressed in a number of cultural and political phenomena, all the way from campaigns to save local pubs or post offices from closure to the desire to protect childhood from rampant consumerism, from eco conservation struggles to fears about immigration. (totalpolitics.com)
Of course, many of them are secular: where would the holidays be without rampant consumerism, drunken partying, over-indulgence and family feuds? (newscientist.com)