Sentences with phrase «excessive consumerism»

Minimalism has always been at the heart of their design philosophy but now, in the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake, they are re-examining excessive consumerism and questioning over-packaging, use of materials and weight of their products.

These feelings might be directed towards companies that pollute or use unethical labor practices, or even towards larger systems like excessive consumerism.

The original article that Greeley quotes suggests that while dumpster diving has always held a certain attraction for those who are either economically disadvantaged, or ideologically opposed to excessive consumerism, the level of interest has skyrocketed in recent years:

But there's a complete avoidance of advertising's questionable strategies and practices, and a disconnect from the role advertising plays in energizing excessive consumerism that has promoted extraordinary and damaging debt.

To Pope Francis» credit, I believe that he was speaking out against excessive consumerism and the love of money over God; both of which are clearly sins.

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In turn, the promoters hope that we may reflect on how «rampant consumerism» has impacted the environment and fuelled excessive levels of debt.

What used to be a holiday that centred around spending time with family has now become consumerism crazed, with days like Black Friday encouraging excessive gift giving of toys which will be played with once and then not touched again.

This application of multiple immediate reads is what keeps it open and interesting, and the artist's color choices (mainly yellow and black, which always turn a little green when they're placed and mixed together) and paint application are intentionally excessive and grotesque, maybe in the same ways as consumption and consumerism within the art world.