anticonsumer
Hostile to shoppers
Anticonsumer describes practices, policies, or attitudes that work against consumer interests.
An anticonsumer business model might prioritize profit through deception or planned obsolescence.
The term also applies to people who reject consumer culture: She adopted an anticonsumer lifestyle, buying only what she truly needed.
The stance can be critical (opposing exploitation) or philosophical (rejecting materialism).
Remove unnecessary items
- simplicityLack of complexity
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
- frugalityEconomical resource management
- spartanRigorously simple, unadorned
downsizing · intentional living · less is more · capsule wardrobe · simplify · restraint · austerity · unadorned
Organized economic protest
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
grassroots · demonstration · petition · lobbying · civil disobedience · coalition · awareness · divestment
Prioritizing goods over spirit
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- commercialismProfit-driven value system
- throwaway cultureNorm of discarding over repairing
- planned obsolescenceDeliberately shortened product lifespan
fast fashion · greenwashing · advertising · branding · affluenza · hyperconsumption · retail therapy · status symbols
No garbage produced
- upcyclingImproving discarded materials' value
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- repair cultureValuing restoration over replacement
reuse · composting · eco-friendly · durability · biodegradable · conservation · slow fashion · thrifting
declutter
Remove unnecessary items
- simplicityLack of complexity
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
- frugalityEconomical resource management
spartan · downsizing · intentional living · less is more · capsule wardrobe · simplify · restraint · austerity · unadorned · barebones
boycott
Organized economic protest
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
resistance · grassroots · demonstration · petition · lobbying · civil disobedience · coalition · awareness · divestment · picketing
materialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- commercialismProfit-driven value system
- throwaway cultureNorm of discarding over repairing
planned obsolescence · fast fashion · greenwashing · advertising · branding · affluenza · hyperconsumption · retail therapy · status symbols · keeping up with the Joneses
zero-waste
No garbage produced
- upcyclingImproving discarded materials' value
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
repair culture · reuse · composting · eco-friendly · durability · biodegradable · conservation · slow fashion · thrifting · longevity