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Consumerism, an Uncommon card
Consumerism is a socio-cultural and economic phenomenon in which the aspirations of many individuals include the acquisition of goods and services beyond those necessary for survival or traditional displays.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 166 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Consumerism quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Consumerism card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In economics, consumerism refers to policies that emphasize ______.
Answer
consumption. In economics, consumerism refers to policies that emphasize consumption. From the Consumerism article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Alexander Povetkin. Alexander Povetkin 87 · Tony La Russa 83 · Consumerism 79 · Triangulum Galaxy 76 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In contemporary consumer society, the purchase and the consumption of products have evolved beyond the mere satisfaction of basic human needs, transforming into an activity that is not only economic but also cultural, social, and even identity-forming.
- It emerged in Western Europe and the United States during the Industrial Revolution and became widespread around the 20th century.
- In economics, consumerism refers to policies that emphasize consumption.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Consumerism article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Consumerism
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Consumerism (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jonathan McIntosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
