What we see now is people getting much closer to one another than they were during the crazy consumerism period.
This week, the science of medicine bumped up against the foundations of American medical consumerism: that more is better, that saving a life is worth any sacrifice, that health care is a birthright.
Brands are a second important piece of evidence of a shift toward consumerism.
You don't need consumerism to be very happy - in fact, I'd argue that life is better without it.
Instead of the usual parade of expensive ads paying tribute to American consumerism, 2009's Super Bowl will reflect a country in recession and herald a grim year for the advertising industry.
Show that giving can be amazing, but it doesn't have to involve consumerism.
What was remarkable was how liberating it felt to be at a cathedral to consumerism like that and not spend a dime.
In a world preoccupied with consumerism and petty self-interest, that gives life dignity.
The work also raises other issues, such as the relationship between gender and consumerism, urbanization, the globalization of consumerism and the new capitalism.
And yet, he says, it's too easy to blame other people for what has happened to us all: in order to win our lives back from consumerism, we need to start pulling together again.
You are trying to save money, but mostly you want to move away from consumerism.
But they will most likely express their conscience in their consumerism, relieved to be helping someone somewhere by collecting the hand-carved artifacts of distant cultures.
Perhaps, some suggest, consumerism, not sport, now defines the national character, with house prices and interest rates providing the way of keeping the score.
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