I find this absolutely fascinating. When you talk about the department store, like what comes to my mind is where I am, we don't have them anymore. But across many cities in Canada, you still have like the old Hudson Bay department stores. And so when you talk about like the department store starting to make this wealthy experience accessible to a broader subset of people, that was immediately what came to my mind as you're seeing this extended.
Paris Marx is joined by Amanda Mull to discuss the history of consumerism and where ecommerce goes in the next few years as interest rates rise and its market share stalls.
Amanda Mull is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where she writes the Material World column. She’s also a shop steward at The Atlantic Union. Follow Amanda on Twitter at @amandamull.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
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