The TikTok CULT of The Stanley Cup (Why Consumerism Has Got So WEIRD)
2,264Back in the optimistic 1990s, the main critique of Consumer Capitalism was that the Middle Class would just consume mindless to find purpose in life, and could afford all the commodities they wanted but they couldn't find purpose. Fast forward 30 years, and now we buy multiple $40 cups from Starbucks to distract us from the nightmare dystopia that is our late stage capitalist hellscape.
.00:00:00 - Consumerism has got so weird
00:04:50 - Lets talk about Stanley Cup consumption
00:09:10 - WaterTok and the Stanely Cup
00:11:20 - I love this (and I love you)
00:13:20 - The Isolation of Consumer Capitalism
00:18:09 - This Can't Last
Videos Mentioned:
@kurtisconner WATERTOK: The Strangest Community on TikTok (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2QBRx1XYM0&t=1261s)
@tiffanyferg Watertok, beverage girlies, & food politics | Internet Analysis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugTbassYsOE&t=1055s)
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