Hooked! Quotes

“In a consumption-oriented society, your identity is tied more to what you consume than to what you produce. "Consumerism" as a belief system accepts consumption "as the way to self-development, self-realization, and self-fulfillment.”
― Stephanie Kaza, Hooked!: Buddhist Writings on Greed, Desire, and the Urge to Consume

“In the U.S. there are 45,000 shopping malls employing 10.7 million people. The average American family of four metabolizes four million pounds of material every year to support their lifestyle. That’s 11,000 lbs. a day, 7.5 lbs. a minute.”
― Stephanie Kaza, Hooked!: Buddhist Writings on Greed, Desire, and the Urge to Consume