Consumerism has a lot of downsides but what if rather than giving up hope we look at how to make it better? For that to happen we need to become aware of our relationship with materialism, limiting beliefs we have even if we don't know it and what alternatives already exist.
You clearly love podcasts so why not teach someone how to listen to them and help them find shows they would enjoy?
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