Metaconsumption
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The consumption of a process of consumption, rather than of an actual work or product. uncountable
"In metaconsumption, the objectification, rather than the object itself, is shared, circulated, and consumed. This objectification can impart status to and shape identity for those who are able to lay claim to it through language."
Example
More examples"In metaconsumption, the objectification, rather than the object itself, is shared, circulated, and consumed. This objectification can impart status to and shape identity for those who are able to lay claim to it through language."
Etymology
From meta- + consumption.
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