Rich Kids of Tehran: The Consumption of Consumption on the Internet in Iran
| العنوان: | Rich Kids of Tehran: The Consumption of Consumption on the Internet in Iran |
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| المؤلفون: | Shahghasemi, Ehsan |
| المصدر: | Society |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Thorstein Veblen, Sociology and Political Science, Conspicuous consumption, Consumerism, media_common.quotation_subject, General Social Sciences, Advertising, Consumption (sociology), Pleasure, Veblen good, Instagram, Vicarious consumption, Media literacy, Original Article, Social media, @richkidsoftehran, Sociology, Asset (economics), RKOT, media_common |
| الوصف: | Web 2.0 technologies and social media have given new dimensions to consumerism. Users, overwhelmed with images of prosperous people in wealthy nations, may fantasize about being in their position. In the last decade, new pages on Instagram have emerged with the hashtag #RichKids. Here, users consume luxurious items and prestigious positions, but vicariously. Borrowing the term "vicarious consumption" from Thorstein Veblen, and slightly modifying it to provide an interpretation of consumers of @richkidsoftehran (RKOT), the current study argues that this and similar pages not only do little to solve the problems of the followers but also are counterproductive, creating feelings of rage and frustration. It is the consumption of someone else's consumption. Although the human mind can imagine itself in RKOT's position, followers are also aware at all times that this is somebody else's pleasure, not theirs. This study suggests that netizens ought to take a media literacy approach to help themselves understand that their attention is a valuable personal and collective asset, and they should defend it against the forces which seek to take advantage of ordinary people's aspirations. |
| تدمد: | 1936-4725 0147-2011 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::3c1075b951dea5fd57f74c87a606838cTest https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-021-00626-3Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....3c1075b951dea5fd57f74c87a606838c |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 19364725 01472011 |
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