Understanding Celebrity Activism and the Scale of Enough
If there’s one thing we’re always absolutely sure we’ll hear at some point during a Postconsumers year, it’s that celebrities who advocate for environmental consciousness or reduced consumerism are hypocrites because of the elaborate lifestyle that they lead. Fair enough, on some level. But on other levels, that’s a misleading and often misplaced strong attitude. Our stance at Postconsumers is that we celebrate celebrities advocating for worthy causes, despite the fact that it [...]
Consumerism, Awards Shows and Healthy Fantasizing: Finding the Balance
We admit it! We’ve been known to be more than a touch judgmental about the price tag and frequent waste that comes with celebrity awards shows like the Oscars, Emmys and Grammys. We’ve also voiced our concern about how the haute couture fashion of these awards shows feeds into the idea of “more, more, more” and nothing ever being enough. As we re-read some of these opinion pieces recently, we wanted to walk [...]
Favorite Winter Quotes: Cold and Sweetness
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” John Steinbeck Find More of Our Favorite Inspirations Our Favorite Quotes Our De-Stress and Self-Help Section All of Our Inspiration Posts Get More Inspirations on the Social Media Channels Below Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pinterest | Google+ | Medium Photo Credit: Magdalena Roeseler via Flickr
The Postconsumers Limerick Collection
We love a touch of levity in the ongoing conversation about the consumerism crisis. If you didn’t catch it previously and you’re in a festive mood, you may want to take a moment to enjoy our take on traditional holiday carols. While, in the past, we’ve enjoyed what is a surprisingly postconsumer message from many traditional Irish toasts and quotes, we’ve never taken a stab at writing our own. However, since this year [...]
Considering Presidents Day and the Current Environmental Movement
This Presidents Day, we’d be remiss if we didn’t write a companion piece to our previous review of the best environmental U.S. presidents of all time. As the new administration takes the reins this month, the environmental movement is not in a good place. Both the president-elect himself and his primary appointees have said that neither believe climate change has a human-influenced element and have made it clear that they plan to move [...]
The Balance Between Love and Social Contracts. How Much Does Stuff Play a Role?
We admit that this particular article topic fascinated us when we brainstormed it. We’ve talked a significant amount in the past about the role that consumerism has in relationships and how it’s perhaps not the healthiest element of relationship building. And, at base, we believe that that is true. We believe that the healthiest relationships are built on top of something much more valuable than “stuff’ and material goods. But there is also [...]
Are Honeymoon Registries Tacky or Consumer-Friendly?
Increasingly, rather than register for home items or luxury items, engaged couples are using a “honeymoon registry” or “honeyfund.” This can come in two different forms. The first form is simply a monetary fund using an online engine that wedding guests and loved ones can contribute to with the safe belief that the money is going to be used for the couple to travel. The second is more of a traditional registry, where [...]
Favorite Valentine Quotes: Love is Crazy
“Today's Valentine's Day. There's a whole day devoted solely to love. Does that make any sense? Nah. Love makes us all crazy. But it's fun too.” Lisa Greenwald Explore All of the Postconsumers Valentine’s Day Content 20 Fun and Eco-Friendly Valentine’s Day Ideas Can You “Love” a Thing? All Valentine’s Day Tips and Ideas Get More Inspirations Like This: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pinterest | Google+ | Medium Photo Credit: Karen White via Flickr
Favorite Valentine Quotes: Scream Love
“The only thing we should scream into the world is love.” Jill Telford Get More Inspirations Like This: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pinterest | Google+ | Medium Photo Credit: Julie Brunner via Flickr
Favorite Valentine Quotes: Love Yourself First
“If you love yourself first, you will find your Valentine much quicker!” Mehmet Murat ildan Explore All of the Postconsumers Valentine’s Day Content 20 Fun and Eco-Friendly Valentine’s Day Ideas Can You “Love” a Thing? All Valentine’s Day Tips and Ideas Get More Inspirations Like This: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pinterest | Google+ | Medium Photo Credit: duncan c via Flickr
