hyperconsumption
Buying too much
Hyperconsumption is consumption at excessive or unsustainable levels, typically in discussions of environmental impact or consumer culture.
The term implies buying and discarding goods beyond what's needed or healthy—for individuals, societies, or the planet: Hyperconsumption in wealthy nations drives resource depletion.
It often carries critical connotations about materialism and waste.
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- bingeBout of excess
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- intemperanceHabitual lack of restraint
profligacy · greed · extravagance · decadence · immoderation · insatiability · gorging · splurge
Recognition or payment deferral
- loansBorrowed money arrangements
- overspendingExceeding one's budget
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
mortgage · borrowing · creditors · default · insolvency · foreclosure · overdraft · liabilities
Abundance of money
- possessionsThings one owns
- acquisitivenessDesire to gather wealth
- statusOne's relative position
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
hoarding · shopping · gadgets · collectibles · upgrades · trends · fashion · accumulation
Waste burial ground
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- overproductionExcessive manufacture beyond need
e-waste · disposability · packaging · single-use · emissions · toxins · microplastics · incineration
Worldwide economic and cultural integration
- neoliberalismPro-market, anti-regulation ideology
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- growthIncrease in size
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
advertising · marketing · corporatization · industrialization · profit · free-market · privatization · deregulation
overindulgence
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
intemperance · profligacy · greed · extravagance · decadence · immoderation · insatiability · gorging · splurge · hedonism
credit
Recognition or payment deferral
- loansBorrowed money arrangements
- overspendingExceeding one's budget
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
interest · mortgage · borrowing · creditors · default · insolvency · foreclosure · overdraft · liabilities · arrears
affluence
Abundance of money
- possessionsThings one owns
- acquisitivenessDesire to gather wealth
- statusOne's relative position
luxury · hoarding · shopping · gadgets · collectibles · upgrades · trends · fashion · accumulation · clutter
landfill
Waste burial ground
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
- plasticsMoldable petroleum-based materials
- garbageDiscarded waste material
overproduction · e-waste · disposability · packaging · single-use · emissions · toxins · microplastics · incineration · unsustainability
globalization
Worldwide economic and cultural integration
- neoliberalismPro-market, anti-regulation ideology
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
- growthIncrease in size
branding · advertising · marketing · corporatization · industrialization · profit · free-market · privatization · deregulation · shareholder
hyperconsumptionunderconsumption
Inadequate consumer demand
frugality · austerity · abstinence · deprivation · scarcity
hyperconsumptionminimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
simple living · anticonsumerism · asceticism · downshifting · sufficiency
hyperconsumptionsustainability
Capacity to endure indefinitely
conservation · degrowth · zero waste · circular economy · sustainable consumption
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