Consumption in Linder's work contributes to a feeling of scarcity. [...] Members of the harried leisure class are constantly reminded that time is scarce. A feeling of time scarcity results in people's striving to increase the yield on time. [...] People will forsake developing their minds spiritually and culturally. Because religious and cultural activities are not amenable to either simultaneous or successive consumption, they will be regarded as unproductive pursuits.