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The Conspicuous Consumption of Food and Babies

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 First, people use food as a status symbol. Second, people aren't eating healthier. Once again, I don't think the second issue is worth discussing (see my comment in the essay) I don't believe thatt he health benefits of organic food are proportional to the increased cost....so I therefore don't think the healthy food solution had any potential to come from the organic movement.

-- JessicaGuzik - 22 Apr 2010

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Hi! I just happened to read over this, so I thought I'd respond to some of your comments so I can get your feedback on them. Regarding the organic food movement, my whole point is that the goal of the movement as practiced does not support people eating healthier. It supports all this economic stuff you've laid out. I am saying, IF that was the goal, then something is very wrong. (And I am using Veblen to expose one way to conceive of that wrong.) I think if you asked the average person what the goals of the movement are, the primary one would be people eating better. (This point along with environmental concerns were the main goals of the hippies who started the movement in the 70s.)

You're same economic argument would seem to also apply in the adoption case, to which I would give the same response. My analysis is multi-discplinary-- and while there is an economic argument, that's not what I'm trying to expose. Does this make sense?

-- KalliopeKefallinos - 22 Apr 2010

 
 
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