| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The Joneses got a new Chevy, said the Smiths with envy, before rushing out to buy the newest model, egged on by mass media advertising that associated ownership and consumption with status and achievement.Source: WikimediaThis sort of conspicuous consumption brought benefits such as employment, rising income, economic growth and improved products and services, but it also came at a cost, both pe
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