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Joren Cull's Consumption Mania



The information that I gathered demonstrates that my time is spent engaged in private and isolated activity almost in equal proportion as it is spent in societal interactions with objects. In total 248 contacts were made with objects that are part of my daily experience. Approximately 100 of the 248 interactions took place in the public domain. This represents 40% of all my daily activity. Most of the private interactions involved utilizing objects that I considered essential. These contacts are important in preparing me to join my external community. These readiness interactions involved eating; brushing my teeth, and negotiating the space in my home to access areas that I needed to so that my basic needs for food and hygiene can be met. These interactions represent a total of 60 out of 248 or 25% of total interactions and 60% of all private connections.

The connections made with the external world within a societal context primarily related to utilizing objects in the service industry that allow me to negotiate distance. To travel to my needed destinations, approximately 68 interactions occur where contact is made with objects that allow me access to a specific location. This represents 27% of all interactions and 45.9% of all societal connections.

This information implies that my consumption is focused on completing the essential tasks in my day in a manner that allows me to socially fit in. My contact with objects is primarily linked with the reality of my work day.

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