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Black Friday.

Calling people "consumers".

Beer commercials.
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Nordic » Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:50 am wrote:

Calling people "consumers".
Do you mean when THE MAN calls people consumers, or when someone utilizes the term 'consumers' as a fitting/ironic commentary ascribed to a certain segment of the population?
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My representatives like to call me a 'stakeholder' instead of a 'consumer' (while they cup my balls and tell me I'm so handsome.)
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People, usually young women, using the word "obsessed". When they mean "I really like this new pair of shoes" they'll say "I'm obsessed with these shoes!"

It's everywhere. It needs to stop. Unless they really are obsessed, in which case they have a reason to be concerned about this.
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Yeah, people seriously need to quit using the term "obsessed". The obsession in most cases does not originate from within, but from what you are told. Obsessions and compulsions are a real thing and it is quite likely that the obsession is due to a mental malady forced upon you at an early age. Obsessions are nothing to be proud of. Believe me, nobody who uses the term "obsessed" ever actually wants to be obsessed with intrusive thoughts and worries that appear to be real. I always "laugh" when people just say cheerily "oh, it's just my OCD" acting up. Could be. But typically it is not. OCD is awful and something someone afflicted with it does not want to speak of. To remember the feelings of fear is to kind of open a can of rotting "shit" you should have just thrown out.

OCD fucking sucks. Sadly, I handle it with light beer! But not so sad. . .

Far better than the hell of SSRIs.
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"narcissism"

(as snap diagnosis and all-purpose put-down)
Gore Vidal wrote:A current pejorative adjective is narcissistic. Generally, a narcissist is anyone better looking than you are, but lately the adjective is often applied to those “liberals” who prefer to improve the lives of others rather than exploit them. Apparently, a concern for others is self-love at its least attractive, while greed is now a sign of the highest altruism. But then to reverse, periodically, the meanings of words is a very small price to pay for our vast freedom not only to conform but to consume.

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Narcissus is turned to a flower.
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Technological innovation

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"Is it just me, or..."

It's so grovellingly ingratiating.
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"Marijuana" news & discussion on Seattle NPR stations.
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NPR

as the corporate tool it's become
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"Meet the …"

Examples:
Meet the Badass Women Fighting the Islamic State
Meet the species that can out-evolve climate change
Meet The Real Gangs of Boardwalk Empire
Meet the Bots That Knew Ebola Was Coming
Meet the Cosmic Tootsie Pop

"n things you need to know …"

Examples:
9 shocking facts you need to know about sugar
Two volcanoes are erupting right now: What you need to know
7 mind-blowing economic trends you need to know about
Everything You Need To Know About the Ray Rice Case
Sharknado 2: Everything You Need to Know Before …
Everything You Need to Know About the Yazidis

Or crap like:
The 12 best cover songs you've never heard
5 worst right-wing moments of the week
5 ways car dealerships are trying to rip you off

Those last three are all from salon.com. At the top of the page is the headline:
IT'S NOT SHADE IF IT'S TRUE
I am not sure what that means, the context is apparently a feud between two celebrities, but into the dustbin it goes.
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"get the feels"

From the headline, "Get the feels as this adorable baby sees her mother for the first time".
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"12 shocking photos about ___________. #7 Brought me to tears!"

Or variations of this.
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