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  2. Gluttony - Wikipedia

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    In Deut 21:20 and Proverbs 23:21, it is זלל. [2] The Gesenius Entry [3] (lower left word) has indications of "squandering" and "profligacy" (waste).. In Matthew 11:19 and Luke 7:34, it is φαγος ("phagos" transliterated character for character), [4] The LSJ Entry [5] is tiny, and only refers to one external source, Zenobius Paroemiographus 1.73.

  3. Overconsumption (economics) - Wikipedia

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    Overconsumption describes a situation where a consumer overuses their available goods and services to where they can't, or don't want to, replenish or reuse them. [1] In microeconomics , this may be described as the point where the marginal cost of a consumer is greater than their marginal utility .

  4. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    money spent on a bank account that results in a debit (negative) balance; the amount of the debit balance, an "overdraft facility", is permission from a bank to draw to a certain debit balance. In US English, overdraft and overdraft limit are used, respectively. overleaf * on the other side of the page (US: reverse) owt anything. Northern English.

  5. Affluenza: When Too Much is Never Enough - Wikipedia

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    According to the book, Western society is addicted to overconsumption and this situation is unique in human history. Hamilton and Denniss argue that overconsumption is driven by aspiration, in an effort to emulate the lifestyles of the rich and the famous through the identities and fulfilments that commodities are supposed to, but do not ...

  6. Food addiction - Wikipedia

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    A food addiction or eating addiction is any behavioral addiction characterized primarily by the compulsive consumption of palatable and hyperpalatable food items. Such foods often have high sugar, fat, and salt contents (), and markedly activate the reward system in humans and other animals.

  7. ‘Underconsumption’ Movement Gains Traction As People Push ...

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    The post ‘Underconsumption’ Movement Gains Traction As People Push Back Against Overconsumption (40 Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda. ‘Underconsumption’ Movement Gains Traction As ...

  8. Hyperconsumerism - Wikipedia

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    Alter-globalization; Amateurism; Anarcho-communism; Anarcho-primitivism; Anarcho-punk; Anti-capitalism; Anti-corporate activism; Anti-globalization movement

  9. Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic - Wikipedia

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    Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic is a 2001 anti-consumerist book by John de Graaf, environmental scientist David Wann, and economist Thomas H. Naylor.Viewing consumerism (with its accompanying overwork and dissatisfaction) as a deliberately spread disease, the book consists of three parts—symptoms, origins, and treatment.