Consumption has reached an all-time high in the United States. In 2017, people spent $240 billion on random stuff like clothes, shoes, phones, books, and toys – double what was spent in 2002, despite the population growing by only 13 percent. You get a double dopamine hit from ordering an item and then opening it upon arrival. People spend 20 percent more on clothes now than they did in 2000, buying 66 new garments on average per year.
— source treehugger.com | Apr 22, 2019