tldr; consumerism (particularly for consumerism's sake) is fucking boring and the effort and aptitude required to obtain proficiency in skills, applicable in modern America, to facilitate more novel/expensive consumerism is fleeting. Fortunately, this lack of effort and aptitude is precisely the skillset required to grift well.

When three months ago feels like some bygone halcyon age:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNi447MQVpk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsA7t1sbelg

miscellanea~
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y8r2uvvIRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiJH5fyzw28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjFoGVm2Sc0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJcBEOtGva8