Sentence examples for excessive consumerism from inspiring English sources
Examples of excessive consumerism no longer draw envious sighs; they are now a cue for laughter.
A generation bred on a diet of excessive consumerism and bombarded by advertising had been unleashed, he added.
The Sky sustainability department clearly needs to take the marketing department by the hand and explain the basics of resource scarcity, climate change, and the impacts of excessive consumerism.
Everyone wants to save a buck or two, and freeganism encourages its followers to fight against excessive consumerism and food wastage by reclaiming food that's been discarded: cue dumpster diving and foraging.
As Ellen discusses on the Guardian Sustainable Business Blog, the economy currently works on the linear model of "take, make and dispose", which creates a culture of excessive consumerism and generates more waste than is sustainable.
His off-schedule presentation in Brick Lane, current spiritual home of fashion's as-yet-undiscovered, was cryptically described in the programme notes as "a reflection on excessive consumerism and sustainable growth".
After watching Sofia Coppola's searing portrait of excessive vapidity and consumerism in the Los Angeles-set film "The Bling Ring," it's almost impossible to exit the theater without feeling a profound sense of emptiness.
I'm pretty happy with my rampant consumerism and excessive lifestyle.
We need to respect and understand the traditional lifestyles of all people and redefine the quality of life in our cities, far from the desperate dynamics of consumerism and the pursuit of excessive growth that ignores the tolerance limits of our depleted and living Mother Earth.
There is also climate denial, climate fatigue, emotional paralysis and escapist behavior on the part of some people who are numbed by excessive exposure to the combined effects of consumerism, technology and the modern media.
CHRISTmas really brings out the worst in people: crass materialism, obsessive consumerism, phony cheer and good will, excessive drinking and eating, isolation and loneliness, religious fundamentalism, etc.
