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The Mess: Bought something you didn’t need? It could be my fault.

I helped create the cycle of consumption. Now it’s my job to slow down the wheel.

By

Matt Berical

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The Mess is a column for one5c‘s top readers. It’s an exclusive window into the not-quite-figure-out-able issues that occupy our editors’ brains. Newsletter subscribers get a fresh edition……
Matt Berical
Matt Berical is Senior Editor at one5c and a longtime writer and editor based in Richmond, Virginia. Most recently, he was the deputy editor of the parenting site Fatherly for seven years. His work has appeared in GQ, Men’s Journal, Taste, Popular Science, and more.
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