Many of us genuinely care about the impact we have on the people closest to us, as well as society and the environment as a whole. Your decisions, actions, and spending habits—though just drops in the ocean—can have an impact on your surroundings. One thing to look at is your relationship with buying and consuming products.
The ‘Anticonsumption’ community is a popular online community that criticizes consumer culture while also encouraging everyone to be more environmentally conscious. Today, we’re featuring some of their members’ most popular posts to potentially inspire you to rethink how and why you spend money.
Bored Panda reached out to Matt Johnson, PhD, a marketing psychology expert specializing in topics such as consumer psychology and serendipity, for his thoughts on how consumers can convince companies to be more eco-friendly, as well as why sustainability may be good for brands. "Sustainability isn’t just good ethics—it’s good business," he told us. Read on for our full interview with Johnson.
