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2. THE WASTE MAKERS by Vance Packard, was about this.

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Tue Jun 30, 2026, 06:50 AM

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The Waste Makers
Book by Vance Packard

The Waste Makers, published in 1960 by Vance Packard, is a seminal work of social criticism that exposes how American businesses systematically encourage wasteful consumerism through strategies like planned obsolescence to create a cycle of debt and discontent. The book argues that this "consumption for consumption's sake" depletes natural resources and harms individuals and society, making it a prescient critique of modern consumer culture and its environmental impact.

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THE WASTE MAKERS by Vance Packard, was about this. raccoon Tuesday #2

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