Did the Great Depression Set the Stage for Today’s Over-Consumption?

The antidote to conspicuous consumption is urge surfing.

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I learned about over-consumption and craving things from my parents, no blame or offense to them. They grew up during the Great Depression, the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939. As a child, my…