Consumption 4, 24 consumer credit

After decades of familiarization with credit cards, it is not surprising that their material composition does not bother those for whom these devices have become a stable, unremarkable component of their movement through spaces of consumption. They are, for many, simply there , in purses, pockets and wallets, alongside a range of other objects. However, the payment card can assume an explicitly agential role for those users of transactional forms of consumer credit who find themselves unable to repay their debts. 

The tea plant is an evergreen shmb native to Asia. A legend says that Buddha was the first to try it when a tea leaf fell into his cup. Another, better documented and earlier story credits Chinese emperor Shennong with the discovery, who again got a tea leaf in his cup of hot water accidentally in 2737 B. C. No matter what the origins, tea consumption has been a part of Asian culture for millennia, and it has probably contributed to preserving the health of those who consumed it. 

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