Consume, be silent, die
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Consume, be silent, die
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The phrase "Consume, be silent, die'" embodies a critique of consumer culture,
capturing what Raoul Vaneigem called "the poverty of abundance".
Variants include "work, consume, be silent, die" and "work, buy, consume, die". The phrase can be traced back to 1970s environmental protests but regained prominence during the Occupy Wall Street protests of 2011.
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Phrase critiquing consumer culture
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consume,_be_silent,_die
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2024-01-02T16:18:12Z
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