I’m in a strange liminal state (post-college, pre-permanent responsibilities) wherein I spend a lot of time thinking about the kind of person I want to be and the kind of life I want to make for myself. Matters of social justice have become increasingly prominent in these considerations, but I often find myself stumbling over the dissonance between the degree to which I hope to help create change and the way the world actually works. I worry that the part I’m playing in the larger picture, just by existing and participating in our consumer culture, will have harmful consequences for others.
My sense of individuality is important to me. A large part of how I, and many others, convey our individuality to the people around us is through the use of possessions. They serve as visible representations of our selves. Virtually all the things I use in this way have…
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Madelaine Rose Walker 