I watched the first 15 minutes of the documentary (to be continued the next day) and it is clear to me where the story is going... Human civilization in this division is marked as consumer. It is clear and very visible. And there will still be, in the coming period, holiday madness.
But you need to have a strong character so you don't succumb to strong sales campaigns...
Everyone says it's nice to buy a new thing. And I say, it's much nicer to enjoy the one you already have, if it's an item of clothing, I won't be bothered by what I've already worn many times, if it's a technique, I don't have to read the instructions for use. If it's a mobile phone, I'm pretty sure the Iphone 13 does the same job as the Iphone 14 or 15 or 16 (and yes, the old IOS doesn't have AI... cool 🙂). The situation of buying new, modern ripped jeans, when I have old ones that are not ripped, is just a crazy story to me. Fashion... An industry for extracting money from the pockets of zombified customers. Evil...
As for the technique, I only buy it when it fails. An example is my Panasonic TV, which no longer supports Netflix, so now I watch Netflix on my laptop. I'm certainly not going to change my TV just because it's "outdated" for Netflix.
And as for IKEA and their restaurant, as in the last year the prices in the restaurant have increased by 70-80%, if I find myself in IKEA for some targeted shopping (not to wander for hours in the corridors, but to go in, take, go out), mostly I eat vegetarian lasagna. It's not expensive, it's not hard on my stomach and it's very tasty.
I was certain you'd respond in the way you have as we think alike in many aspects; there's just so much wastage in humanity's drive for more and more.
As for the price at the IKEA restaurant, I have to agree, it's increased exponentially. They opening in 2006 in my city and I went out of curiosity and had my first IKEA Swedish meatballs (which were scrumptious) and remember thinking how cost effective the meal was. Now...two meals, one Coke and one cake...$42 AUD. That's a lot...but then, $42 in a pub here would barely buy one meal and one beer so it's still cheaper.