Isn't shopping/consumerism deeply entwined with a distorted notion of the "self" ? I am what I have, what I wear, where I fall on the status-totempole.
An alternative would be a community-outlook. I am part of a greater whole. I don't really own anything. We are living a story, together.
An alternative would be a community-outlook. I am part of a greater whole. I don't really own anything. We are living a story, together.