The negative association between materialism and well-being is currently almost an axiom in psychology and consumer researchMaterial and consumer identities – psycnet.apa.org/record/2011-21882-031
We have too much advertising in too many places in our lives, and that advertising is endorsing and normalising a set of cultural values that are deeply unhelpful to our society.Jon Alexander
First thoughts #1: I am not (just) a Consumer | The New Citizenship Project Blog newcitizenshipproject.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/first-thoughts-1-i-am-not-just-a-consumer/
First thoughts #1: I am not (just) a Consumer | The New Citizenship Project Blog newcitizenshipproject.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/first-thoughts-1-i-am-not-just-a-consumer/
Remember when we got out of school at 5 PM and we wouldn’t hear from our teachers until the next morning? That freedom no longer exists for our kids. Schools — from teachers to group mates, from gossip to bullies — now have access to our kids 24/7. Just like our work often does. And, that’s pretty bad.Benito Vergara
medium.com/@bvergara/an-open-letter-to-parents-we-need-to-get-our-kids-off-the-screens-b272b452a036
medium.com/@bvergara/an-open-letter-to-parents-we-need-to-get-our-kids-off-the-screens-b272b452a036
The shift from consumer to citizen is a truly big ideaDame Fiona Reynolds
Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us a book by Jon Alexander | uk.bookshop.org/p/books/citizens-jon-alexander/7315064?ean=9781912454884
Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us a book by Jon Alexander | uk.bookshop.org/p/books/citizens-jon-alexander/7315064?ean=9781912454884
We cannot address climate catastrophe without tackling its root cause: fossil fuel dependenceUN Secretary-General António Guterres
unep.org/resources/production-gap-report-2023
unep.org/resources/production-gap-report-2023