When someone tells you about their vacation it would be rude to point out they shouldn't have gone by a plane. When they show you their photos from a cruise it would be rude to suggest vacation close by instead.
When a friend shows you their new clothes you say they look good, and not "what was wrong with the old ones?"
When a child shows you their new plastic toy you say "what a cool toy" instead of "a wooden one would be better".
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At work we want to look professional, so old or patched clothes are out of the question.
It may be good manners to bring small gifts for your sister's children when visiting, or to buy them ice-cream when on a beach side walk.
Recommending the newest movie is the most natural thing.
All perfectly normal acts of kindness. And yet, they inadvertently reinforce consumerism.
Similarly, our ideas about cleanliness, reliability, freedom of choice, etc. mirror and strengthen the status quo.
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