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Christopher Lasch

The model of ownership, in a society organized round mass consumption, is addiction.

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In a society where people are focused on buying and using lots of products, owning things becomes a compulsive habit rather than a choice. This means that ownership is driven by a constant need to consume, similar to an addiction, rather than by practical or meaningful reasons.

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