Unconsumption Says Goodbye!

Well: To be more specific, this Tumblr is saying goodbye, for now.

I dreamed up the word “unconsumption” back in 2007, for a New York Times Magazine column, and later pursued and refined the idea in various ways, most notably in this group Tumblr – which grew way beyond what I imagined was possible. It’s been an amazing run, and an honor to work with a series of fantastic and inspiring collaborators along the way.

But I’m not going to turn this post into a long walk down memory lane, or a victory lap. I will just say briefly that it’s been wildly gratifying to see this Tumblr grow from nothing to more than 82,000 followers. My sincere thanks to you all!

As 2015 winds down, however, other commitments, etc., have made it clear that the Tumblr has to go on hiatus.

So: I hope you will check out the work of Molly Block, Deirdre Nelson, Shanna Trenholm, Brian W. Jones — all instrumental to this Tumblr and its history, and each doing fantastic things of their own. My public thanks and endless gratitude to them, and to everyone who has contributed to this Tumblr directly and indirectly over the years— too numerous to mention here.

Finally: None of this means that Unconsumption is “over” as an idea, of course. In fact, quite the contrary: Long live Unconsumption!

Thanks again!

Rob Walker