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Pope Francis Quote – Under Threat

December 30, 2025 Antarctica Journal

“Dear young people, you are under threat from the bad use of advertising techniques, which plays upon the natural tendency to avoid effort and promises the immediate satis­faction of every desire, while con­sumerism that goes with it suggests that [you] should seek self-fulfillment especially in the enjoyment of material goods.” – Pope Francis

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Cartoon – A Consumer

December 18, 2025 Antarctica Journal
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Ivan Illich Quote – Consumer Society

November 25, 2025 Antarctica Journal

“In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.” – Ivan Illich

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The amount of time a sample of localTV newscasts devoted to stories about government and politics fell to 3 percent last year, down from 7 percent in 2005, a new Pew Research study found. With reporting staffs shrinking, 40 percent of the average newscast was taken up by segments about weather, sports, and traffic.

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