http://cultureby.com/2009/04/a-new-consumer-emerging.html This Blog Sits At the Intersection of Anthropology and Economics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://cultureby.com/2009/04/a-new-consumer-emerging.html/comment-page-1#comment-885 Tom Brzezina Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:28:43 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=110#comment-885 I've read a lot lately about the economy permanently affecting consumer behavior. Is this a probability or wishful thinking? I'm inclined to go with the latter. The need to acquire, for status reasons or security or whatever, seems to be pretty deeply embedded. It's a big leap from people trading down (out of necessity) and saying they "want" to reduce their attachments. What I see in my personal everyday are people waiting for life to return to pre-recession conditions. They see the downturn as a rude interruption, not a game-changer. Of course, I could be misinterpreting what I see. And maybe people will change if the recession goes on long enough. All of this is to say that I couldn't agree more, Grant. Who really knows what's going to happen? I’ve read a lot lately about the economy permanently affecting consumer behavior. Is this a probability or wishful thinking? I’m inclined to go with the latter. The need to acquire, for status reasons or security or whatever, seems to be pretty deeply embedded. It’s a big leap from people trading down (out of necessity) and saying they “want” to reduce their attachments. What I see in my personal everyday are people waiting for life to return to pre-recession conditions. They see the downturn as a rude interruption, not a game-changer. Of course, I could be misinterpreting what I see. And maybe people will change if the recession goes on long enough. All of this is to say that I couldn’t agree more, Grant. Who really knows what’s going to happen?

]]> http://cultureby.com/2009/04/a-new-consumer-emerging.html/comment-page-1#comment-884 John McCreery Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:46:16 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=110#comment-884 A good point, Grant. One of the biggest failings of our 24-hour news cycle world is endlessly rushing to conclusions. Perhaps we should all follow Nassim Nicholas Taleb's model and only look at news every couple of weeks or so—the principle being that a story that survives our not paying attention to it for at least a fortnight is probably worth paying attention to. A good point, Grant. One of the biggest failings of our 24-hour news cycle world is endlessly rushing to conclusions. Perhaps we should all follow Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s model and only look at news every couple of weeks or so—the principle being that a story that survives our not paying attention to it for at least a fortnight is probably worth paying attention to.

]]> http://cultureby.com/2009/04/a-new-consumer-emerging.html/comment-page-1#comment-883 Evil Rocks Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:39:44 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=110#comment-883 She could simply have called the inflection a little early ;) She could simply have called the inflection a little early

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