How China exploits the West's biggest flaw (consumerism)
This video is about how China uses fashion and its digital presence to exert influence globally and bypass diplomatic tensions
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at $180 USD, its 6x the cost of a basic #Aeropress - but made of durable double walled borosilicate glass and steel - instead of mostly plastic. Shiny and chrome. I confess to being a little tempted since we aeropress every day, and my decade+ old aeropress' inner chamber has developed undesired flaking texture on the inner chamber wall.
https://aeropress.com/products/aeropress-coffee-maker-premium
#coffee #bougie #consumerism #plastic
aeropress.comAeroPress Coffee Maker - Premium
#NewBook
Less - Stop Buying So Much Rubbish: How Having Fewer, Better Things Can Make Us Happier. by Patrick Grant
https://www.waterstones.com/book/less/patrick-grant/9780008663971
The Guardian · ‘Buy less!’: why Sewing Bee’s Patrick Grant wants us to stop shopping
‘Buy less!’: why Sewing Bee’s Patrick Grant wants us to stop #shopping
Grant is very excited about this idea. His book’s subtitle is much better clue to his book: Stop Buying So Much Rubbish: How Having Fewer, Better Things Can Make Us Happier
Less is a sort of anti-shopping guide. Plea to think carefully before we part with our cash
Surprising given that #Grant has himself for 20 years been a #retailer, designer & #clothing manufacturer
The Guardian · ‘Buy less!’: why Sewing Bee’s Patrick Grant wants us to stop shopping
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I'm feeling like no one actually sees my posts or else most don't care
Only those struggling most have been sharing
Those who are #disabled, in #poverty, facing dangers of #racism, #ableism, #sexism, #bigotry
People talk of the #middleclass growing ever smaller
Yet those who are struggling most are increasingly condemned to die
Meanwhile #consumerism continues
A new #Nintendo Switch dropped & I'm sure those who "can't help" will get one
New Bio and About section on my profile!
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ABOUT ME:
I'm an anarcho-syndicalist, gender-fluid, bisexual, neurodivergent, and autistic individual living in Bergen, Norway.
AUTISTIC:
I'm #ActuallyAutistic with a hyperfixation on Loin d'ici (ESC Version) by Zoë Straub since May 14, 2016.
AUTO-POST:
All my posts are automatically deleted after 7 days.
LIKES:
#Anarchism #Syndicalism #LGBTQIA #Buddhism #Psychedelic #Psytrance #Debian #Linux
DISLIKES:
#Windows #Consumerism #Capitalism #Fascism #Juche #Tankies #Money #Apple #Roads
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> ... telling people how to live.
By the way, I don't trust anyone, government or not, who _tells_ people how to live (in an authoritative way).
> In the automated world we're building now in reality, people will work as a penalty for not being born billionaires, not because we need the fruits of their labor.
There is an even darker version: humans must work for salaries to buy stuff, because robots don't consume.
(Let me not get started on #consumerism!)
7 Capital Sins correspond to shadow side of 7 Chakras: 1- #Acedia, 2- #Control/ #Addiction/ #Lust, 3- #Anger/ #Violence, 4- #Fear/ #Avarice/ #Resentment, 5- #Gluttony/ #Consumerism, 6- #Rationalism/ #Reductionism/ #Pessimism, 7- #Envy/ #Resentment #SinsOfSpirit #BlessingsOfFlesh
Image: Hieronymus Bosch, "The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things"
https://www.matthewfox.org/donation-store/sins-of-the-spirit-blessings-of-te-flesh-revised-edition-transforming-evil-in-soul-and-society
Trump’s Tariffs Target Consumerism Habit — America’s National Pastime https://www.byteseu.com/1010802/ #americans #ConsumerSpending #consumerism #DifferentKind #doll #EconomicFreedom #economy #Life #people #president #tariff #thing #trump #WhiteHouse #year
Princes owner to acquire Diageo operations in Italy https://www.byteseu.com/1010469/ #Alphabet #coin #ColorImage #communication #concepts #consumerism #Currency #customer #dime #Finance #Food #FoodPrice #graph #Growth #HighAngleView #HomeFinances #Horizontal #ideas #Inflation #InformationMedium #Italy #Labeling #MovingUp #newspaper #NewspaperHeadline #nobody #Photography #price #problems #quarter #red #SingleWord #struggle #text #TheMedia #UsCurrency
Just about every problem humanity has with technology, from cars to computers to healthcare, stems from corporations successfully fooling people into thinking we can enjoy all the benefits with zero effort, skill, or knowledge.
Just keep handing over your cash.
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.
- Seneca
Rings true in our society, adoption of this mindset opens you up to aspects of life that are much more important than material possessions.
Stop consuming. Start living.
What do you think will make the majority reduce their consumption, is it regulation? protesting? Something big that opens the minds of many to this truth?
Or do you think it is an impossible task? I don't think it's impossible but definitely difficult. Please feel free to discuss this with me.
Stop consuming. Start living.
It has been about a month since I wrote a post called “We Are People and We Reject Being Labeled as Consumers.” I said I planned to buy less of what I don’t need. I knew this wouldn’t be easy.
Medium · Buying Less of What I Don’t Need | Medium
Following from my previous post, here are 2 links to all of the brands that fall under Nestle's monopoly.
https://wyomingllcattorney.com/Blog/Everything-Owned-by-Nestle (info-graphic)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nestl%C3%A9_brands (dated list, but with references)
Over 2000 brands across many industries around the world. A difficult task to completely stop purchasing items under Nestle, but a worthwhile effort to stop supporting such an evil company.
Stop consuming. Start living.
Wyoming LLC AttorneyEverything Owned by NestléNestlé is known throughout the world for being a purveyor of candy, but their empire expands far beyond confections. The conglomerate also owns brands of bottled water, pet products, health-care products, and frozen foods.
819 #ClimateEmergency #Garbage #Landfill
Where rich countries can bask in a reputation of being neat, clean and well organised, actually it's only that they have the money to hide it better. In landfills or burn it and transform garbage into pollution [and energy]. But when things get rough and the landfill is closed the absolute insanity of flith production will be exposed.
As is the case in a lesser rich country like Bolivia where a landfill had to be closed.
#Consumerism will be the death of us.
"Bolivia: Cochabamba City Struggles With Garbage Issues | Subscribe to Firstpost | N18G"
by Firstpost
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dlPA5WnY-eY
Quote by Fp:
"May 6, 2025
The Bolivian city of Cochabamba faced mounting piles of uncollected garbage as it entered a second week of turmoil over waste disposal. The closure of the Kara Kara municipal landfill has left the city without a viable site for dumping trash. In response, authorities established an emergency disposal site in the neighbouring municipality of Colcapirhua, but local residents obstructed access, deepening the crisis."
#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside
#StopThePlunder #StopRapingNature
#ClimateBreakDown
So despite having about 350 dollars, and 750 in food stamps to my name, and being on #disability I am actually wealthier than most Americans.
True wealth is defined by your net value. Which #debt deducts from.
I am immune to all the trappings of American #consumerism and only buy something if I can actually afford it. I owe #money to ABSOLUTELY NOBODY.
SO in theory I am wealthier than someone who makes a ton of money, but has little in savings, and has a bunch of debt.
#consumerism
#CaveatEmptor = LET THE BUYER BEWARE
If U like including #meat in your diet, what criteria do U use when buying it ... Cost? Free Range? Organic? Local Farm? Grocery store chain?
Here
is 1 critique of where NOT to buy meat. Some of the information may shock U. Paying more doesn't always mean better quality.
After watching this, U may change where U purchase meat. Who knows ~ U may even lessen the amount of meat U eat or eliminate it completely!
youtube.com- YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
In the process of denikeing my #nike shoes. I own a lot of #sneakers, more than I can wear out in a decade. Over the past 5 years I've understood that I am part of the problem. I buy things I don't need because they are shiny and new. #consumerism and #capitalism at their finest. I love the fit of my shoes, they are comfortable and look good but I refuse to be walking advertising anymore. I will not buy anything new unless the old is completely broken. I will buy #used if possible.
