I want to know the answer to the following question:
When did the idea of a "consumer society" begin?
All the background I'm provided with is that "As rising prosperity and social mobility increased the number of people, especially women (who found they could shop unaccompanied at department stores without damaging their reputation), with disposable income in the late Georgian period, window shopping was transformed into a leisure activity and entrepreneurs, like the potter Josiah Wedgwood, pioneered the use of marketing techniques to influence the prevailing tastes and preferences of society.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no