Have You Thought About the Barrage of Consumer Messaging You’re Exposed to on Social Media?
Let’s be honest – almost all of us enjoy a good “Facebook cruise” at night. Or an Instagram cruise, or a Twitter cruise, and somewhere out there we’re sure there’s an individual spending their evenings on Google+. For better or for worse, social media has become a pervasive and, to a certain degree, organic part of our lives. That’s not entirely a bad thing. Social media allows us to keep up-to-date with current [...]
Favorite Sci-Fi Quotes: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
"If the apocalypse comes, beep me." Buffy Summers If You Like this Quote, You May Also Like ... Quotes About Innovation Five Energy Innovations that Could Save the Planet Our Favorite Elon Musk Innovations The Line Between Innovation and Environmentalism Get More Inspirations Like This: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pinterest | Google+ | Medium
What Does Your Technology Say About Your Relationship with Consumerism?
We’ve dedicated this month at Postconsumers to digging further into the relationship between technology and consumerism, both on the physical level and the theoretical level. One of the things that we think these articles have demonstrated is that consumerism is as tied to technology as it is to fashion or shoes or home products. Technology isn’t some kind of sector that lives in a special tier above addictive consumerism, and in many ways [...]
Favorite Sci-Fi Quotes: Commander Bill Adama
"It's not enough to survive. One has to be worthy of survival." Commander Bill Adama If You Like this Quote, You May Also Like ... Quotes About Innovation Five Energy Innovations that Could Save the Planet Our Favorite Elon Musk Innovations The Line Between Innovation and Environmentalism Get More Inspirations Like This: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pinterest | Google+ | Medium
The Consumerization of Sci-Fi: It’s Not Fiction At All
It’s no secret that Hollywood can merchandise the heck out of a movie. In fact, barely a movie is made these days that doesn’t come complete with a full stock of purchasable merchandise. In recent years, sci-fi movies have gone from being a niche production type to one of the most profitable (and also costly to produce) movie types. That profitability and popularity combine to mean that science fiction movies are also hot [...]
Favorite Sci-Fi Quotes: Bill Gates
"Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important." Bill Gates If You Like this Quote, You May Also Like ... Quotes About Innovation Five Energy Innovations that Could Save the Planet Our Favorite Elon Musk Innovations The Line Between Innovation and Environmentalism Get More Inspirations Like This: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pinterest | Google+ | Medium
Consumerism in Our Favorite Sci-Fi Movies: The Force is Strong
We’ve confessed several times over that we’re unapologetic sci-fi nerds for the most part on the Postconsumers content team. We even dedicated one of our evergreen Better Than Black Friday items to a full day of sci-fi movies. Perhaps it’s our hope for a better future that makes us love science fiction so much, or maybe it’s just the cool gadgets and generally great storytelling. Increasingly, the rest of the nation (and for [...]
Favorite Sci-Fi Quotes: Mal Reynolds
"It's my estimation that every man who ever got a statue made of him was some kind of sumbitch or 'nother ... " Mal Reynolds If You Like this Quote, You May Also Like ... Quotes About Innovation Five Energy Innovations that Could Save the Planet Our Favorite Elon Musk Innovations The Line Between Innovation and Environmentalism Get More Inspirations Like This: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pinterest | Google+ | Medium
The Socio-Economics of Technology and Consumerism
In any type of consumerism, there is a definitive socio-economic layer involved. For example, when we talk about the influx of big box stores and their impact on the environment and consumerism, the truth of the matter is that is a type of addictive consumerism that is primarily directed at lower or lower-middle socio-economic groups where the emphasis is on the most “stuff” for the least money rather than luxury brands. Believe it [...]
Favorite Sci-Fi Quotes: Albert Einstein
"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." Albert Einstein If You Like this Quote, You May Also Like ... Quotes About Innovation Five Energy Innovations that Could Save the Planet Our Favorite Elon Musk Innovations The Line Between Innovation and Environmentalism Get More Inspirations Like This: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pinterest | Google+ | Medium
