Crass Consumerism
The never-ending supply of useless, un-needed products foisted onto the General Public has never failed to amuse me: it all started in the USA in the 50s of course [at least in a BIG way] and the seemingly unlimited barrage of stuff we don't really need is constantly evolving, into ever more uneccessary, throw-away 'junk' that still manages to hypnotize the vast majority of the public........myself included!
I am just as bad as the next guy when it comes to cramming the house with useless knicknacks and paraphanalia: I'm slowly improving though, and this year has thankfully seen my most modest-ever excursions into buying needless goods, and I definitely feel a whole lot better for it. Buying the latest 'must-have' goods and accessories doesn't actually 'buy' happiness: the feeling of contentment is hollow, and short-lived, until the next 'fix' the following week.
Still, it's this mentality that manages to keep society going, with people kept in work turning out all this stuff [or re-selling vintage gear on e-bay].
However, I often incorporate the theme of mindless consumerism into the cartoon world of BABY BOOMER, and it's great fun adding and thinking up weird-and-wonderful useless products.
Here's that old warhorse gag-idea, the patent 'INSTA- HAIR-GRO' and resulting effects:
I am just as bad as the next guy when it comes to cramming the house with useless knicknacks and paraphanalia: I'm slowly improving though, and this year has thankfully seen my most modest-ever excursions into buying needless goods, and I definitely feel a whole lot better for it. Buying the latest 'must-have' goods and accessories doesn't actually 'buy' happiness: the feeling of contentment is hollow, and short-lived, until the next 'fix' the following week.
Still, it's this mentality that manages to keep society going, with people kept in work turning out all this stuff [or re-selling vintage gear on e-bay].
However, I often incorporate the theme of mindless consumerism into the cartoon world of BABY BOOMER, and it's great fun adding and thinking up weird-and-wonderful useless products.
Here's that old warhorse gag-idea, the patent 'INSTA- HAIR-GRO' and resulting effects:
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