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- noun Plural form of
downshifter .
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I would argue, as Professor Michael Maniates does in Confronting Consumption, that a portion of the hours downshifters win from working fewer hours should be dedicated to the “collective struggle aimed at transforming institutions that drive consumerism and overconsumption.”
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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There are the downshifters, those who voluntarily live simply, unplugging from commercial culture, working and buying less.
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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I would argue, as Professor Michael Maniates does in Confronting Consumption, that a portion of the hours downshifters win from working fewer hours should be dedicated to the “collective struggle aimed at transforming institutions that drive consumerism and overconsumption.”
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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After “escaping” the system, many downshifters fail to engage politically.
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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There are the downshifters, those who voluntarily live simply, unplugging from commercial culture, working and buying less.
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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After “escaping” the system, many downshifters fail to engage politically.
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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There does seem to be something new in this eternal search, with the Tiny House People, neo-homesteaders, Slow Foodies (and Slow Parents, Slow Fashionistas, etc) and downshifters, to name a few.
Kirsten Dirksen: Call for Submissions for Open Source Documentary on "New" Pursuit of Happiness 2010
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There does seem to be something new in this eternal search, with the Tiny House People, neo-homesteaders, Slow Foodies (and Slow Parents, Slow Fashionistas, etc) and downshifters, to name a few.
Call for Submissions for Open Source Documentary on "New" Pursuit of Happiness 2010
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Forbes interviewed several downshifters to see what life brought them after a big change.
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The good news, as downshifters illustrate on an individual level, is that these decisions can be unmade as well.
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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