The redundancy of our consumerism
Philip Cu Unjieng Over the course of 2020, the term “redundancy” was often been used to refer to one’s dismissal from one’s job; but I’d like to go back to it’s original definition of exceeding what is normal, of being superfluous, for my column today. If there’s something that’s really grown over the last year, it’s the range of variants being offered for basic household items and regular food purchases. It’s gotten so that one isn’t sure if one is merely riding on a trend, or indulging in an actual better, healthier version of what one was used to.