Growing up in the United States, I have constantly been saturated by consumerism and creation of demand that defines the lifestyle of many societies in the modern world. Considering this, I became curious as to what exactly has the most demand in our culture. An article on TIME presented the following list of the the "10 Best-Selling Products of All Time":
1. PlayStation--Sony
2. Lipitor--Pfizer
3. Corolla--Toyota
4. Star Wars--20th Century Fox
5. iPad--Apple
6. Mario Bros. Franchise--Nintendo
7. Michael Jackson's Thriller--Epic Records
8. Harry Potter (Book) --Scholastic
9. iPhone--Apple
10. Rubik's Cube--Seven Towns Ltd.
As a product of this list, I decided to place each item on the last product on the list: the Rubik's Cube. Without each product placed on the cube, it is blank and bland. The real color and meaning is added with each of the products listed above.This is very similar to how we view consumerist lifestyles today. Furthermore, each color and item is placed so that this cube is impossible to solve. This resembles the reality that if we don't change the current system on a major level, the issues caused by modern consumerism cannot be solved or fixed.
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