Popular+Consumption

Popular consumption was one of the ideas fueling the industrial revolution in Europe. By the end of the seventeenth century, the demand for basic goods such as tea, coffee, sugar, tobacco, porcelain, and silk and cotton textiles was increasing, and when Europe began to mass manufacture goods, the demand for luxury goods shot up. Along with the formation of the new bourgeoisie middle class, demands for these goods continued to increase along with production and advertising. This cycle fed itself, continuing the industrialization process.

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