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Have you asked yourself why we can't seem to stop shopping? Despite the fact that we are facing an ecological crisis due to our overconsumption of the planet's resources, we are told that we have to keep shopping lest our economies suffer, our well-being declines and we return to the Stone Ages. But how true is this and can we move away to a greener and more healthier way of living? In order to confront such questions, we are grateful to have award winning author J.B. Mackinnon who has written the provocative and deeply researched book "The Day the World Stops Shopping". Through covering questions such as why do we consume incessantly and how can we transit to a less consumerist society on an individual and societal level, we highlighted themes of focusing on intrinsic values, questioning consumeristic values, living a one-planet lifestyle, the perks of voluntary simplicity and the moral importance of caring for animal life.

Bio:
J.B. MacKinnon is the author or coauthor of five books of nonfiction. An award-winning journalist, his work has appeared in such publications as the New Yorker, National Geographic, and the Atlantic, as well as the Best American Science and Nature Writing anthologies. He is an adjunct professor of journalism at the University of British Columbia, where he teaches feature writing.

https://www.jbmackinnon.com

00:00 Introduction
02:08 Why Douglas Recommends 'The Day the World Stops Shopping' Book
04:23 When J.B. Realized the World Was Not Right - Childhood and Reason for Writing the Book
07:53 Why Didn't J.B. Consider Singapore as Case Study of Consumerism?
08:57 Can We Extricate Ourselves from Consumerism? A Historical Overview
13:10 Has the Pandemic Increased or Decreased Consumption?
17:41 Reactions to the Book: Support and Disquiet
21:14 Santosh on Consumption as a Response from the Body to Self-Soothe Itself and Other Healthier Responses
24:45 Why do People Consume? Not Just about Greed and Other Motivations
27:18 Recognizing Whether We Consume for Intrinsic or Extrinsic Values
32:03 Engaging in Public Conversations and Utilizing the Power of Shame
34:51 Why Celebrities Giving Token Nod to Green Consumerism is not Enough and Questioning Consumerist Values
37:21 Unsu Doubting Shame and Advocating Personal Transformative Change
39:26 The Limits of Shame and A Forgotten Western History of Modesty in Exhibiting Wealth
42:15 J.B. Account of Personal Transformative Change in Buckingham London
46:00 Douglas on Limits of Personal Transformative Change
47:00 Learning From Ecuador What a One-Planet Lifestyle Living Looks Like
51:52 How People in Rich Nations Live the One-Planet Lifestyle
52:51 Will a Consumption Mandate Work? Exploring Other Inequality-Reduction Solutions
54:55 Why We Need True-Cost Pricing (Why Your Clothes Should Cost More)
56:35 Takeaways from Ecuador's Minister of Happiness: Differentiating Simplicity and Poverty
59:42 Comparative Inequality Makes People Unhappy
1:01:39 How Experiential States of Flow Can Produce Better States of Happiness and Freeing People from Bullshit Jobs
1:03:46 How to Shift to an Economy that Consumes Less and Gives Us More Leisure Gradually
1:06:09 Lessons from Voluntary Simplicity (VS) Movement
1:07:17 Finland as a Case Study for Slow Growth Model: Staying Resilient During a Recession
1:11:48 Santosh on Encouraging Changes in Consciousness and Learning from Monastic Cultures
1:15:10 Santosh on Mutual Aid Among Low-Income Families and Learning from Migrant Workers
1:17:08 The Value of Graduating and Perks of Living a Life of VS
1:21:06 Douglas on Minimalism and Whether J.B. has Successfully Persuaded Others the Merits of VS
1:23:06 Reactions of Horror to VS and Its Contradictions
1:26:00 Douglas on Why People Find VS Undesirable
1:27:55 Suffering Time Famine and How Affluence Becomes Constant Pressure
1:30:28 What We Can Learn from Japan's Hundreds-Year-Old Family Businesses: Growth as Non-Priority and Prioritization of Other Values
1:35:57 How this Alternative Model Can Offer a Way to a Degrowth Economy
1:39:31 How Our Consumerism Affects Animal Life: Case Studies of the Manumea and Whales
1:43:16 Why We Just Need to Leave Wildlife Alone
1:44:07 Should We Feel Guilty for Buying Books? The Golden Advice of Buying Fewer but Better Things
1:45:23 Books as a Special Consumer Good
1:47:54 Closing Thoughts on Breaking the Spell of Consumerism

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