A few weeks ago, I mentioned my marvel merch collection, my small shelf of Funko-Pops, and my recent Airpods purchase. A certain user decided to propagate the idea that I am a “consoomer”. Most interactions I had on this message board has devolved into people calling me a “consoomer”, and frankly, this ruined my experience of this server for the rest of the month, and I am compelled to address this harassment.

Rapid consumerism isnt bad. It creates culture. Back in the roman times, there definitely was some group of masons that carved out animals in stones, and sold them. Although these stones probably had no practical use, they still were cherished and shown of as decorations, contributing to their culture. Same reason why gold is so sought after, even when its a weak metal. When I watch a marvel movie, I help establish culture as a medium of entertainment for future generations to study. Therefore, there will always be a level of tastefulness in each pop-culture purchase that you make, including funko-pops or supreme merch. I may even agrue that it is only human to have funko-pops, NFTs or their equivalent.

I rest my case.