Consumers not Citizens

Consumers are different from citizens. Consumers do not have obligations, responsibilities, and duties to their fellow human beings. And so long as you are using that word “consumer” in the public discussion, you will be degrading the quality of the discussion.

James Howard Kunstler, American writer, who spoke to CaCOR on 2024 July 10: A Disturbing and Provocative Viewpoint on Breaking through the Fog of Unreality. 

Cited by CaCOR member Andrew Welch in his book, The Value Crisis