Thompson provides silk-woven pictures called Stevengraphs to prove his theory. The Stevengraphs were made by Thomas Stevens and “these silkworks were modestly priced” (Taylor et al. 2009, p. 124) in the 1879 and “many being sold and bought as souvenirs” (Taylor et al. 2009, p. 124). Then during the 20th century they became “virtually unsaleable” (Taylor et al. 2009, p. 124). “By the 1960s and 1970s they were selling for considerable sums as collectors’ pieces” (Taylor …show more content…
“Rising affluence is a contributory factor to mass consumption” (Taylor et al. 2009, p. 136) which causes the high level of waste production. The waste is being thrown away which makes a huge impact on our environment and the condition of our lives along with fauna and flora. We should take a full responsibility for our acting today as “current generations are not bearing the full costs of their affluent lifestyle” (Taylor et al. 2009, p. 138). The consequences may be tragic unless the consumer society, we live in now, will take care of changing our bad