Who is to say what we should weigh more, the costs of the deadweight loss (decrease in conspicious consumption in some circumstances?) or the benefits of redistribution to someone who has access to inadequate resources? ❋ Unknown (2009)
Tech vs Nontech, Ecology vs conspicious consumption. ❋ Unknown (2010)
As when resources are shifted to "conspicious consumption" when more critical basic needs have not yet been met. ❋ Unknown (2009)
This year the off-the-wall collective's theme is conspicious consumption and branded Britain. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Of course, it is a fallacy, I think, to be envious of another merely because they make more money, especially to the extent that the more money mainly translates itself into consumption on status symbols (or as Veblen would say, "conspicious consumption") rather than the purchase of more important things (like food, basic clothing, basic housing, transportation, medical care). ❋ Unknown (2009)
Must say I agree, .. having gone the route of what the "add people" and psychology majors call conspicious consumption. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Do you really think conspicious consumption is rational?? ❋ Unknown (2009)
The point here is that Oprah's conspicious consumption has consequences that extend far beyond herself. ❋ Unknown (2009)
As opposed to me taking my own time to make a silly and trivial post, Oprah's conspicious consumption consumes the time of others. ❋ Unknown (2009)
If you spend time in a complaint addressing counter-arguments that you can refute, your failure to address the ones that you cannot -- or the relative weakness of your effort if you make the attempt -- becomes uncomfortably conspicious to both the judge and opposing counsel. ❋ Unknown (2009)
WALL-E and Dark Knight both have symbolisms, but, unlike common Best Pictures, their symbolisms are more conspicious to where the audience can actually understand what it means at once. ❋ Jeff Massie (2008)
Wins in Ohio and Michigan are conspicious losses for the Discovery Institute and their minions Dembski and Behe. ❋ Unknown (2006)
On such an occasion the rector was a great man, and Harry also shone in conspicious rivalry with his father. ❋ Unknown (2005)
Seychelles, Swaziland and Lesotho - were conspicious by their absence here Friday. ❋ Unknown (2001)
"South Africa's shocking crime rate and the conspicious lack of success that the former SA Police had in combating crime under a highly centralised command structure should all point us in the direction of decentralisation," Leon said. ❋ Unknown (1996)
Informal traders were conspicious in their absence from streets in the cordoned-off area. ❋ Unknown (1996)
The conspicious absence of leaders of organised argiculture at ❋ Unknown (1995)
Many ambitious colored folks have left here and gone to the large cities of the north, and made conspicious successes in business. ❋ Work Projects Administration (N/A)
The more conspicious pictures were brought up to date, but, for the inscription which few would read, a few extracts, borrowed from the edition of two years previous, sufficed. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
[That man] [selling] drugs at [the bus] stop looks very conspicious. ❋ Rebecca (2003)
Mike: That car has been [parked] there everyday this week with random people going to the [drivers window] and leaving.
Phil: I know Mike, it's [conspicious]. ❋ Unspokenchaos (2017)
I would like to thank everyone here for presenting me with this award on this most [conspicious] of occasions. If only you were all [half again] as intelligent as I believe you to be, you might be able to appreciate a word of what I'm saying. Excuse me while I drop my pants.
Going to the park today would be very conspicious indeed. I hear there will be many young women there. Bring the water [cannon] and loofas. ❋ Melaketh (2004)
I love [Douggy] cause he's so delicious, [Colin's] friend is so [conspicious]. ❋ Skizz (2003)
