The consumption is the point. They just want candy not a meal. They want fucking marvelslop not Cinema.
Inb4 let people enjoy things, the mindset on display is a perfect member of capitalist society. A mindless consumption machine.
The consumption is the point. They just want candy not a meal. They want fucking marvelslop not Cinema.
Inb4 let people enjoy things, the mindset on display is a perfect member of capitalist society. A mindless consumption machine.
Wait, you're saying that some individuals begin to identify with the kind of consumption they engage in?
This is an old example, but I keep it around for reference purposes. Some of the posts in it are now deleted, but I directly quoted them within that thread so you can see examples of someone identifying with the consumption they engage in to the point of wishing death and suffering upon critics of the treat (or how the treat is produced):
https://hexbear.net/comment/3584171
Gamers are the modern archetype of media-consumption-driven Identity
They sure are.
They're trampled by the very same treat corporations that they volunteer to defend, only getting mad at supposed "woke" gestures while just accepting predatory monetization and cheaper and flimsier "live service" trash.