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“One of history’s few iron laws is that luxuries tend to become necessities and to spawn new obligations.”

Yuval Noah Harari

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Things that were once special and extra become things we feel we need, and then we have more things to take care of.

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Consumerism Cultural evolution Economics History Lifestyle Luxury Necessity Obligations Social change
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