There is irony is me recomending consumption of media, however it helped me dig myself out of consumerism by learning about it through media & deprogramming myself from it willingly.
References:
-Netflix series ‘Broken’ (4 episodes)
-WALL-E film
-Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs film
-The Bee Movie
Further resources i didn’t mention:
-Barbie 2023 film
-American Horror Story & Stories
-Black Mirror
-Wisecrack youtube videos about consumerism
-Our Changing Climate youtube videos about consumerism
-Second Thought youtube videos about consumerism
-OH NO! & I am not a robot by Marina & The Diamonds
-They Cloned Tyrone Netflix original movie
-ADHD by Kendrick Lamar lyrics
-THEM Amazon Original series
-US movie by Jordan Peele
-Under The Silver Lake film
-AHS: Double Feature: Red Tide & Death Valley, Freak Show, Hotel, Apocalypse, Delicate. Stories: Bestie, Daphne, Tapeworm, Facelift, Drive In, AURA, Rubber Woman, The Naughty List, Dollhouse.
-Scream Queens tv series
-We’re In Hell youtube history of the internet
-A Clockwork Orange film
-American Psycho
-Breaking Bad
-Hollywood Netflix limited series
-The White Lotus! HBO original
-The Boys Amazon original series
-Gen V Amazon original series
-The Ring film
-The Stepford Wives book & film (1970s version!!)
-The Perks of Being a Wallflower book & film
-Steven Universe series, movie, & Future series
-Into The Wild film
-Fight Club book & film!
-ARTPOP album & concept by Lady Gaga & the multiple meanings behind it.
-internet article by Organic Authority: ‘The 14 Cosmetic Ingredients to Avoid (and How to Find Healthier Alternatives) from September 2024, written by Liz Thompson.
-DATA COLONIALISM YOUTUBE VIDEOS! BY
-Google ruined the internet youtube videos.

Ok ima stop here for now. Alot of these things might be somewhere online for free, so check that if u dare…