Why Millennials Don’t Want To Buy Stuff
BY JOSH ALLAN DYKSTRA, fastcompany.com

This article is written by a member of our expert contributor community.

The concept of shopping has shifted from owning stuff to buying into new ideas.

Com­pared to pre­vi­ous gen­er­a­tions, Mil­len­ni­als seem to have some very dif­fer­ent…

Really interesting thoughts about the possible and fundamental change of the concept of “owning” and consequently also of shopping and purchasing.

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    Why do we even waste money for cars? Buy bicycle, and walk as you can!

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    ^ what she said. I’m trying to actually be a responsible adult and not live outside my means, and as an unemployed...

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    I definitely see a lot of these habits in myself and my friends. However, if technology is not a “cause” then how do you...

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    Lengthy read but interesting shift in perspective. Rather that being a sales person it has become more important to...

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