I have been thinking about how much our lives revolve around consumption. Not just consuming things, but also stuff like content. And probably production—because someone has to produce for someone to consume? Take out consumption and activities related to that, and what remains? Probably it's a matter of nuance. Reading a book is also consuming content in a way but it's not the same as consuming say Instagram? Writing is production but it's not the same as producing a tiny part of a car? And then one might ask, what is wrong with consumption and production?

I started thinking along these lines because my life currently is less consumption oriented, particularly stuff like clothes, accessories etc., that I tended to consume for the sake of consuming than because I needed these things for a specific purpose. It makes me think about why we consume these days and what we did in earlier times when we did not consume as much? Was life more fulfilling then and what did we do to make it more fulfilling? Makes me wonder if consumption activities have replaced community oriented activities? For instance, going to church. Instead, people go to malls. But nowadays even malls have been replaced by online shopping. You get all your consumption needs served without even leaving the house. Can consumption-on-demand ever lead to satisfaction? And where is all this headed? Maybe finding the things that satisfy us intrinsically is key... even though it's hard when you live in an all-consuming world and your life is built around its principles I suppose.