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The Day the World Stops Shopping

By: J. B. MacKinnon
Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
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Brought to you by Penguin.

We are using up the planet at almost double the rate it can regenerate. To support our economies, we're told we must shop now like we've never shopped before. And whilst we can do it more responsibly, the scale of our consumption remains the biggest factor in the ruination of the planet. Yet our reliance on stuff continues to grow.

But what would our world look like if we stopped? Would civilisation collapse? Would the planet's ecology be reborn? What would happen to the way we think, make products, use time, express our individuality? Would life be better - or worse?

Visiting places where economies have experienced temporary shut-downs, artisan producers, zero-consumption societies and bringing together a host of expert views, this is both a deeply reported thought-experiment, a history of our relationship with consumption and a story about the future.

Our private choices are putting the world in peril. The Day the World Stops Shopping is an essential exploration of who we are and what we use, and a vision of a more sustainable world.

©2021 J. B. MacKinnon (P)2021 Penguin Audio Anthropology Economics Environment Environmental Economics Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science Conservation Capitalism Solar System Socialism

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Some excellent invites into global consumerism, psychology around shopping, and what would happen if we stopped buying more and more.

Thought provoking

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fantastic book, would recommend to anyone. if the rich world consumed just 5% less overall, the changes in our lives would be barely noticeable but the improvements in the world would be immense

love it

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This was most definitely a worthwhile listen. Full of disturbing truths and interesting facts, at times the book's message nearly annoyed me: even if consumption stopped, we would still be doomed. A couple of rather cringe worthy moments (calling an average Patagonia customer wealthy and then praising other brands for deconsumerist efforts? Romanticising the great deficit of the USSR? What next, North Korea?) aside, this book surely motivates the listener to seek change. If it doesn't, it's the consumer that is probably a bit of a rotten specimen.
Luckily, the actor stopped his pathetic attempts at foreign accents early enough, by the way, otherwise it would be quite awkward to continue.
All in all, I will recommend this one, for sure. Very insightful and confronting. Great content.

Not without its flaws - but worth it

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Loved this book which gave me so much information about consumerism, how things are made and what the cost of stuff is. It helped me to think about how I consume and being a more conscious consumer, it has also really helped me to curb spending.

Eye opening

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I enjoyed listening to this audiobook. I think I need to scale down a little and contribute to the changes we need to make to help this planet and all its organisms to have better lives and a better future. It’s going to be tough to stoop buying music and audiobooks though!

There was a lot to think about in this book and a number of nice illustrations. I enjoyed the narration too, though at 1.1 speed.

Interesting

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