Terry Pratchett on Consumerism

Magrat put on her best dress, the green silk one that was unfortunately now a mass of creases. She took out a bundle of tissue paper and slowly unwrapped her occult jewelry; Magrat bought occult jewelry as a sort of distraction from being Magrat. She had three large boxes of the stuff and was still exactly the same person.

— Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad

With me, it’s computer and camera gear. And, yeah…still me, after all these years.