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In this month's video essay, Chelsea dives into an unlikely arbiter of American hyperconsumption: the Stanley water tumbler.

Special thanks to Amanda Mull: https://x.com/amandamull?lang=en
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https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/61710/1/the-psychology-behind-the-stanley-cup-craze-quencher-tumbler-tiktok-trend

https://www.wired.com/story/stanley-cup-quencher-environment/

https://reason.com/2025/03/24/theres-nothing-novel-about-the-doordash-klarna-collaboration/

https://mashable.com/article/tiktok-shop-is-tricking-you

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00:00 Intro
04:05 Ad break
13:55 Our era of faux abundance
19:06 Cultural capital and hyper-visibility
32:47 Overconsumption & drop-shipping core
39:35 I’ve never been more hydrated
46:25 Individualism in a time of homogeneity

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