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In this month's video essay, we're expanding on last month's exploration of consumer culture to talk about its evil twin: convenience culture. Chelsea unpacks how the way we buy has become almost as important as what we're actually buying.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
-Sabrina Ryan https://www.instagram.com/magicalgirlsabrina/
-Celeste Lopreiato, founder of The Conscious Farm Kitchen: https://theconsciousfarmkitchen.com/

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00:00-02:58 Intro
02:59 Ad Break
05:30 Intro continued
08:54 The Gig Economy: Where There's An App For Everything
27:10 Outsourcing Adulthood aka The Entitled Generation
35:23 Amazon Prime and The Tyranny of Free Shipping
44:04 The Rise and The Curse of Tap To Pay
48:09 Who Actually Pays For Convenience?
56:22 Conclusion

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