"Living within the clutches of consumer capitalism means we’re subject to the forces of production, price, and planned obsolescence." clutches /klʌtʃɪz/ noun [plural] power or control subject to sth /ˈsʌbdʒekt/ adjective likely to be affected by something, especially something bad obsolescence /ɑːbsəˈlesns/ noun [U] the state of becoming old-fashioned and no longer useful built-in/planned obsolescence 49 views08:11
