overconsumption

What Grinds Our Gears: TikToks that encourage overconsumption

By Lubaba Mahmud, Opinions editor I’m chilling on my couch, watching TikToks — as one does — when I come across the side of the app where people buy completely unnecessary things just for the heck of it. What’s more, the comment section is filled with people saying “I’m getting this'' or “drop the link sis.” So one TikTok goes on to encourage hundreds, maybe thousands more, to get things like one-time use makeup wipes. My day is ruined.  What’s even more upsetting is that the majority of TikTok users are under the age of 30, since young people arguably care…

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