Consumerism is globally the dominate form of religion and spiritually in the early 21st century.
Modern consumerism comes packaged in many forms, often disguised as "scientific technological progress". It promises its devoted disciples instant salvation through the constant accumulation of more more more more more more more more more more more more more more. In the words of George Carlin: "We buy shit we don't need, with money we don't have, to impress people we don't like."
