Metaconsumption

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"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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