"The new trend in spending money is to buy things that are painstakingly hand built instead of efficiently mass produced.
It might not be a better price than what you could buy at Target, but the very fact that you can pay for an artisan to create it, an artist to design it, a talented worker to bring it to life - that act makes a powerful statement about what you can afford and what's important to you.
Instead of a bigger house, it's a house that's built from scratch by craftsmen.
Instead of a bigger steak, it's a handmade dish of local poached vegetables..."
If you are making a living making things this is a pretty exciting conversation and if you are a human being concerned with the conspicuous consumption of consumer goods it is a conversation worth celebrating.
Conversation by Seth Godin, Letterpress by StarShapedPress
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great statement!
I'm hoping everyone who reads this, and who read Seth's post opens an etsy account.
I want them to live it, like we do, not just talk it.
Off to see if Seth has an etsy account....
xoSherry
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