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Last Friday I joined “Bursting the #Climate Bubble” 🫧 at Climate Week #Zurich, co-hosted by Global Shapers Zurich, Climate Hack & #Green #Finance Network. Key takeaway: instead of bursting the climate bubble, we should expand/ #open it to enable mutual #learning across sectors 🌍 I also resonated with Tina Marie Asoh’s point: when we have more nervous system capacity, we’re more open, empathetic 🫂 and able to care for others and the #planet
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The three hackers of #thePact come upon an important destination on their quest to hack the moon. A planetarium.
#unix_surrealism #monochrome #fediart #mastoart #comic #hackers
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Last Friday I joined “Bursting the #Climate Bubble” 🫧 at Climate Week #Zurich, co-hosted by Global Shapers Zurich, Climate Hack & #Green #Finance Network. Key takeaway: instead of bursting the climate bubble, we should expand/ #open it to enable mutual #learning across sectors 🌍 I also resonated with Tina Marie Asoh’s point: when we have more nervous system capacity, we’re more open, empathetic 🫂 and able to care for others and the #planet
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Last Friday I joined “Bursting the #Climate Bubble” 🫧 at Climate Week #Zurich, co-hosted by Global Shapers Zurich, Climate Hack & #Green #Finance Network. Key takeaway: instead of bursting the climate bubble, we should expand/ #open it to enable mutual #learning across sectors 🌍 I also resonated with Tina Marie Asoh’s point: when we have more nervous system capacity, we’re more open, empathetic 🫂 and able to care for others and the #planet
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Last Friday I joined “Bursting the #Climate Bubble” 🫧 at Climate Week #Zurich, co-hosted by Global Shapers Zurich, Climate Hack & #Green #Finance Network. Key takeaway: instead of bursting the climate bubble, we should expand/ #open it to enable mutual #learning across sectors 🌍 I also resonated with Tina Marie Asoh’s point: when we have more nervous system capacity, we’re more open, empathetic 🫂 and able to care for others and the #planet
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Last Friday I joined “Bursting the #Climate Bubble” 🫧 at Climate Week #Zurich, co-hosted by Global Shapers Zurich, Climate Hack & #Green #Finance Network. Key takeaway: instead of bursting the climate bubble, we should expand/ #open it to enable mutual #learning across sectors 🌍 I also resonated with Tina Marie Asoh’s point: when we have more nervous system capacity, we’re more open, empathetic 🫂 and able to care for others and the #planet
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Genuinely heartbreaking listening to Adam Olsen of the BC Green Party trying in vain to hold government accountable as they claim environmental stewardship with one hand while they hack down old growth forests and ram through LNG pipelines with the other.
His exasperation at hearing the clapping seals applaud themselves for destroying the planet reminds me of Don't Look Up director Adam McKay's desperate plea for sanity in Jacobin Magazine:
https://jacobin.com/2023/03/adam-mckay-climate-change-emergency
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Genuinely heartbreaking listening to Adam Olsen of the BC Green Party trying in vain to hold government accountable as they claim environmental stewardship with one hand while they hack down old growth forests and ram through LNG pipelines with the other.
His exasperation at hearing the clapping seals applaud themselves for destroying the planet reminds me of Don't Look Up director Adam McKay's desperate plea for sanity in Jacobin Magazine:
https://jacobin.com/2023/03/adam-mckay-climate-change-emergency
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Genuinely heartbreaking listening to Adam Olsen of the BC Green Party trying in vain to hold government accountable as they claim environmental stewardship with one hand while they hack down old growth forests and ram through LNG pipelines with the other.
His exasperation at hearing the clapping seals applaud themselves for destroying the planet reminds me of Don't Look Up director Adam McKay's desperate plea for sanity in Jacobin Magazine:
https://jacobin.com/2023/03/adam-mckay-climate-change-emergency
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#ToySwaps and the #CircularToyEconomy: How to Raise Waste-Free Kids
Ash Gregg, July 24, 2025
"Kids outgrow toys fast — sometimes faster than we can recycle the packaging. What starts as a sweet moment of play often ends up as clutter, then waste.
Behind those bright colors and fun shapes lies a hidden environmental truth: the toy industry is one of the most wasteful in the world. Most toys are made of plastic. Few are designed to last. And almost none are built with end-of-life reuse in mind.
But there’s a better way — and it doesn’t mean denying kids joy or imagination. In fact, it can inspire more of both.
Welcome to the circular toy economy: a movement built on #sharing, #reusing, #fixing, and reimagining play. It’s not just good for the planet — it’s good for your home, your budget, and your children’s values."
1. The Hidden Impact of the Toy Industry
2. What Is the Circular Toy Economy?
3. Host or Join a #ToySwap
4. Create a #ToyLibrary or #BorrowingCloset
5. Embrace #ToyRotation (Minimalist Parenting Hack)
6. Choose #Sustainable, Open-Ended Toys
7. #Repair or #Repurpose Before You Recycle
8. Talk to Kids About Waste and Sharing
Final Thoughts: Raising Planet-Protectors#SolarPunkSunday #CircularEconomy #ToySharing #ReduceReuseRecycle
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#ToySwaps and the #CircularToyEconomy: How to Raise Waste-Free Kids
Ash Gregg, July 24, 2025
"Kids outgrow toys fast — sometimes faster than we can recycle the packaging. What starts as a sweet moment of play often ends up as clutter, then waste.
Behind those bright colors and fun shapes lies a hidden environmental truth: the toy industry is one of the most wasteful in the world. Most toys are made of plastic. Few are designed to last. And almost none are built with end-of-life reuse in mind.
But there’s a better way — and it doesn’t mean denying kids joy or imagination. In fact, it can inspire more of both.
Welcome to the circular toy economy: a movement built on #sharing, #reusing, #fixing, and reimagining play. It’s not just good for the planet — it’s good for your home, your budget, and your children’s values."
1. The Hidden Impact of the Toy Industry
2. What Is the Circular Toy Economy?
3. Host or Join a #ToySwap
4. Create a #ToyLibrary or #BorrowingCloset
5. Embrace #ToyRotation (Minimalist Parenting Hack)
6. Choose #Sustainable, Open-Ended Toys
7. #Repair or #Repurpose Before You Recycle
8. Talk to Kids About Waste and Sharing
Final Thoughts: Raising Planet-Protectors#SolarPunkSunday #CircularEconomy #ToySharing #ReduceReuseRecycle
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#ToySwaps and the #CircularToyEconomy: How to Raise Waste-Free Kids
Ash Gregg, July 24, 2025
"Kids outgrow toys fast — sometimes faster than we can recycle the packaging. What starts as a sweet moment of play often ends up as clutter, then waste.
Behind those bright colors and fun shapes lies a hidden environmental truth: the toy industry is one of the most wasteful in the world. Most toys are made of plastic. Few are designed to last. And almost none are built with end-of-life reuse in mind.
But there’s a better way — and it doesn’t mean denying kids joy or imagination. In fact, it can inspire more of both.
Welcome to the circular toy economy: a movement built on #sharing, #reusing, #fixing, and reimagining play. It’s not just good for the planet — it’s good for your home, your budget, and your children’s values."
1. The Hidden Impact of the Toy Industry
2. What Is the Circular Toy Economy?
3. Host or Join a #ToySwap
4. Create a #ToyLibrary or #BorrowingCloset
5. Embrace #ToyRotation (Minimalist Parenting Hack)
6. Choose #Sustainable, Open-Ended Toys
7. #Repair or #Repurpose Before You Recycle
8. Talk to Kids About Waste and Sharing
Final Thoughts: Raising Planet-Protectors#SolarPunkSunday #CircularEconomy #ToySharing #ReduceReuseRecycle
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#ToySwaps and the #CircularToyEconomy: How to Raise Waste-Free Kids
Ash Gregg, July 24, 2025
"Kids outgrow toys fast — sometimes faster than we can recycle the packaging. What starts as a sweet moment of play often ends up as clutter, then waste.
Behind those bright colors and fun shapes lies a hidden environmental truth: the toy industry is one of the most wasteful in the world. Most toys are made of plastic. Few are designed to last. And almost none are built with end-of-life reuse in mind.
But there’s a better way — and it doesn’t mean denying kids joy or imagination. In fact, it can inspire more of both.
Welcome to the circular toy economy: a movement built on #sharing, #reusing, #fixing, and reimagining play. It’s not just good for the planet — it’s good for your home, your budget, and your children’s values."
1. The Hidden Impact of the Toy Industry
2. What Is the Circular Toy Economy?
3. Host or Join a #ToySwap
4. Create a #ToyLibrary or #BorrowingCloset
5. Embrace #ToyRotation (Minimalist Parenting Hack)
6. Choose #Sustainable, Open-Ended Toys
7. #Repair or #Repurpose Before You Recycle
8. Talk to Kids About Waste and Sharing
Final Thoughts: Raising Planet-Protectors#SolarPunkSunday #CircularEconomy #ToySharing #ReduceReuseRecycle
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#ToySwaps and the #CircularToyEconomy: How to Raise Waste-Free Kids
Ash Gregg, July 24, 2025
"Kids outgrow toys fast — sometimes faster than we can recycle the packaging. What starts as a sweet moment of play often ends up as clutter, then waste.
Behind those bright colors and fun shapes lies a hidden environmental truth: the toy industry is one of the most wasteful in the world. Most toys are made of plastic. Few are designed to last. And almost none are built with end-of-life reuse in mind.
But there’s a better way — and it doesn’t mean denying kids joy or imagination. In fact, it can inspire more of both.
Welcome to the circular toy economy: a movement built on #sharing, #reusing, #fixing, and reimagining play. It’s not just good for the planet — it’s good for your home, your budget, and your children’s values."
1. The Hidden Impact of the Toy Industry
2. What Is the Circular Toy Economy?
3. Host or Join a #ToySwap
4. Create a #ToyLibrary or #BorrowingCloset
5. Embrace #ToyRotation (Minimalist Parenting Hack)
6. Choose #Sustainable, Open-Ended Toys
7. #Repair or #Repurpose Before You Recycle
8. Talk to Kids About Waste and Sharing
Final Thoughts: Raising Planet-Protectors#SolarPunkSunday #CircularEconomy #ToySharing #ReduceReuseRecycle
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Ah, the National Bureau of Economic Research has graced us with a thrilling tale of how fewer humans might actually save the planet and make us more productive. 🌍📉 Because apparently, the solution to climate change is just to stop having babies. Who knew population shrinkage could be the ultimate life hack? 🙄👶✂️
https://www.nber.org/papers/w33932 #climatechange #populationgrowth #productivity #sustainability #lifeshack #HackerNews #ngated -
"There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even passively take part, and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!"
Mario Savio :8bit_mario2:
The Virus 👾 Hack your brain 🍄
Save the Planet :RiotsNotDiets:
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"There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even passively take part, and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!"
Mario Savio :8bit_mario2:
The Virus 👾 Hack your brain 🍄
Save the Planet :RiotsNotDiets:
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"There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even passively take part, and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!"
Mario Savio :8bit_mario2:
The Virus 👾 Hack your brain 🍄
Save the Planet :RiotsNotDiets:
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"There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even passively take part, and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!"
Mario Savio :8bit_mario2:
The Virus 👾 Hack your brain 🍄
Save the Planet :RiotsNotDiets:
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"There is a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part; you can't even passively take part, and you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop. And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!"
Mario Savio :8bit_mario2:
The Virus 👾 Hack your brain 🍄
Save the Planet :RiotsNotDiets:
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The Counterpunch: Consumer Solutions To Fight Extinction
Although the world is highly complex, every person can make a difference. That previous sentence almost sounds like a cliche right?
Really it’s not. If every person on the planet made a few simple lifestyle changes, it would result in less demand on land and resources and soften the impact of deforestation on endangered species.
The most powerful thing every one of us can do is to #Boycott4Wildlife and boycott the brands that are destroying the forests for palm oil, wood and soy.
Here are a few other changes you can make which collectively can save the natural world.
The Counterpunch: The easy consumer solutions that fight animal extinction and deforestation #activism #Boycott4Wildlife #minimalism #anticonsumerism #extinctionrebellion
TweetChange your diet to be plant-based
Agriculture is the main threat to 86% of the 28,000 species known to be at risk of extinction. Whether or not you should become vegan is beyond the scope of this website. The choice is yours to make. However, there is overwhelming evidence that if every person changed their diet to be plant-based and reduced demand for meat, we could end deforestation, pollution and stop the mass extinction of thousands of animal species.
Industrial food production is a major driver of the planetary environmental emergency. Food systems are responsible for 21 to 37 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, 70 per cent of water use and 80 per cent of the pollution causing eutrophication and marine dead zones.
Human rights could address the health and environmental costs of food production, David R Boyd, The Conversation, September 2021.Biomass is the collective weight of living animal species on the planet:
60%: The animals that humans eat: meat and dairy
36%: humans
4%: Wild animals
The Guardian: 2021 Report Plant-based diets crucial to saving global wildlifeThis is pretty gross really. If we don’t change this imbalance, firstly all of the wild animals will die (which we are seeing right now), then the forests will die and then the entire planet will die, including humans because there will be no more oxygen to breathe. According to experts, this will happen within the next few decades.
[Source: Global Canopy & Trase Insights]
Soy, followed by palm oil used in animal feed are some of the biggest causes of tropical deforestation on the planet. Source: Global Canopy & Trase Insights.https://twitter.com/GlobalCanopy/status/1382291305833828357?s=20
The Counterpunch: Go plant-based
We live in a culture that celebrates meat-eating, it will take quite a lot of effort for some people to unlearn this. That is understandable. Wherever you are on the journey, even making some meals plant-based can make the difference to forests and wildlife.
Foodie inspiration
It is possible to make mouth-watering, indulgent, healthy and absolutely amazing food in your own home, all without hurting any animals, or the forests.
Will Yeung
Easy, quick vegan Asian fusion dishes.
Pick up Limes
Quick, healthy and vibrant vegan dishes.
Get savvy about green-washing marketing tactics by retail brands
Brands love to virtue-signal about how green they are. They use PR-friendly phrasing which make them sound amazing, but these words mean absolutely nothing in terms of real action.
- “We are committed to ending deforestation by xyz”
- “We have started on a journey towards xyz”
- “We engraved our brand name onto a tree in the Amazon…”
This is also known as green-washing. As you have seen on this website – there are very few truly sustainable multinational retail brands that are not destroying the earth in some way or another. A good place to start looking for brands who may be doing the right thing:
However, be aware that there is no real guarantee that any brand is sustainable. Be suspicious of green ticks of approval or websites with overly flowery language to describe environmental activities. Be vigilant for new information about brands. Subscribe to news from independent watchdogs of (palm oil, wood, soy, meat) deforestation such as:
- Chain Reaction Research (CRR)
- The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
- Greenpeace
- Rainforest Action Network (RAN)
- You can also subscribe to Palm Oil Detectives
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The Counterpunch: Find Alternatives
When in doubt, look for small-to-mid sized local retail brands that you can liaise with directly yourself to find out about their policies. Shop at independent supermarkets that support these brands and that source ethical products.
Understand: The RSPO and WWF Palm Oil Scorecard are yet another form of green-washing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK3wWLMtSy4
The WWF Scorecard allocates a high, score to multinational brands that have not yet stopped deforestation activities in their supply chain.
Recent research from industry watchdogs indicates that retail brands with ‘No Peatland and No Deforestation (NDPE) policies for their palm oil are still buying from mills destroying forests. This means that whatever ‘sustainable’ RSPO certified palm oil label is attached to their brand – they are clearly responsible for large-scale species extinction.
https://twitter.com/ClimateAdvisers/status/1358883363000639488?s=20
So far, no palm oil industry watchdogs have been able to give Palm Oil Detectives any confirmation of any brand using deforestation free palm oil – even despite major brands such as Nestle, Ferrero, Unilever and Mars supposedly using ‘sustainable’ palm oil and obtaining a high rating on the WWF Palm Oil Scorecard.
These brands are complicit and responsible for the destruction of 38,000 ha of rainforest last year alone and the disappearance of 1,000’s of animal species forever.
Ergo – RSPO certification is a form of green-washing.
But perhaps we shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater just yet!
If the RSPO can tighten its rules under pressure from consumers, it may actually make a positive difference to the forests and the animals. Consumers want all brands in the RSPO to stop 100% of their deforestation activities – right now. You can do this by joining the boycott and using the hashtag #Boycott4Wildlife
Oversight of the RSPO by independent authorities is critical to make sure big retail brands who are the big polluters and destroyers of the natural world are held to account. Consumer boycotts of supermarket brands are also critical to force the hand of change.
The Counterpunch: Boycott! Boycott! Boycott!
Using this website, you can boycott all of the brands responsible for deforestation, until they agree to stop destroying forests.
Once there is evidence (provided by independent sources: Greenpeace, Environmental Investigation Agency, etc) that deforestation has ceased – then, you will be able to find an updated list of deforestation-free palm oil brands here. But only once these brands are proven to have stopped cutting down forests.
Not promised, not talked about, not virtue-signalled…but fully ceased deforestation!
The Counterpunch: The easy consumer solutions that fight animal extinction and deforestation #activism #Boycott4Wildlife #minimalism #anticonsumerism #extinctionrebellion
TweetShop local and look for small-to-mid sized brands
Often (not always) small-scale SME businesses have better oversight of their supply chain. They can therefore give clear and definitive answers on where their ingredients come from and where their packaging comes from.
Shopping to support a local business means you support the local economy, rather than a nameless, faceless corporate giant.
When in doubt – reach out to the brand over the phone or in person. You should find it relatively easy to reach a flesh and blood human being and to have a conversation about deforestation free palm oil. If they are doing the wrong thing, rather than boycotting straight away, consider pressuring them initially to change to deforestation free palm oil or another oil source that is also deforestation free, often smaller companies have the ability to pivot quicker and change suppliers than larger companies.
I’m a Palm Oil Detector boycotting @Nestle @Unilever @Ferrero @Mars @Avon @Loreal because of their #palmoil #deforestation Join the fight! #Boycott4Wildlife
TweetBuy wholefood ingredients and cook meals instead of buying convenience foods
Benefits
- Healthier for your body, gives you more energy and helps you maintain a healthy weight.
- Often (not always) cheaper than convenience foods.
- Cooking from ingredients means you know exactly what you’re eating.
- If you buy plant-based, your food choices aren’t hurting the forests and the endangered species living there.
- Boycotting the deforestation palm oil in your convenience food benefits all of the animals.
- You won’t be exposed to the harmful additives in convenience food that you can’t pronounce.
Break up with your stuff
Donate, sell and giveaway your excess stuff. Take the Marie Condo approach and live better with less. The stuff you own can end up owning you. Once you are rid of it and learn to live with less, there is a huge amount of freedom in this way of living.
Jettison your petrol-guzzling car
Ask yourself…do you really need a car? Can you just use an Uber instead and have an ebike for getting around? The next time you buy a car, can you buy an EV instead of a petrol-guzzler?
Audit all of the stuff you own
There’s no reason why every household on our planet needs a power drill, a hair dryer, a juicer, several TVs, expensive sporting equipment that’s used once and then stashed away. Instead you could always ask someone in your local area or your neighbourhood if and when you need to borrow something. Sharing things you rarely use instead of buying them helps to lower the pressure on natural resources.
Join the Sharing Economy
Live simply and join a community of people where you can borrow things, as and when you need it, rather than owning things outright. It saves on space, saves you money and it helps to slow down deforestation.
Trading websites are great for this. You help your local community and also
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Limit your exposure to advertising and surveillance with open-source software
When you rid your daily life of ads, it becomes easier to avoid feeling pressured to constantly buy furniture, tech, snack foods and all of those traps of modern life that are destroying rainforests.
Instead you can look after your privacy and limit your ad exposure with these open-source alternatives to Big Tech. The Big Tech companies buy and sell every aspect of your personal life to advertisers. Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Google and Amazon are the worst for this.
Here are some alternatives:
Signal: Free state-of-the-art open-source private messaging for mobile devices and web. Used by whistle-blowers such as Edward Snowdon. A fully private alternative to Facebook-owned WhatsApp.
Ecosia: A Google search engine alternative that will plants trees the more you use the search function.
UBlock Origin: A free, open-source ad blocking browser extension that works in Firefox for both web browser and mobile device. It can also block ads on Youtube when you view videos in Firefox.
Proton VPN: Free and paid versions allow you to use a fully encrypted VPN tunnel that ensures your passwords and data stays safe. It keeps your browsing history private and data is stored securely in Switzerland. It protects the identity of activists and journalists in countries where they may be at risk.
Protonmail: A free open-source email service that provides complete privacy. Designed by CERN Scientists in Switzerland who were motivated to create a fully secure email service. Data stored in Switzerland which has one of the strictest data privacy policies in the world.
Linux: A free open-source computer operating system. An alternative to Microsoft Windows and Apple. It has a small learning curve to use it but this is 100% worth it. The documents you create and store on a Linux computer are fully private, whereas for Microsoft and Apple operating systems, this is not the case.
Beware of tech FOMO
Tech FOMO (Fear or Missing Out) means being sucked into marketing to buy the latest iPhone, smart watch or smart TV. In accordance with creating this demand, tech companies also ensure that tech is designed intentionally to fail after only a few years, so that consumers are forced to buy new products.
This sneaky trick is known as ‘Planned Obsolescence’. Apple and Android (Google) is the worst for this.
Technology is deliberately very difficult to take apart, repair or replace parts inside of mobile phones, tablets and computers. This forces consumers to purchase a new phone or new computer. This has a terrible impact on the natural environment, as more components for tech means more deforestation and mining and more animal extinction.
The same practice occurs in fast-fashion and furniture. The practice of planned obsolescence by brands is highly unethical and unsustainable for the environment and the animals that live there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM
The Counterpunch: Learn how to be a hacker, a fixer and an Inspector Gadget
Instead of giving in to consumerist FOMO and buying the latest iPhone or gadget; look to websites like Make Use Of, IKEA Hackers, The subreddit on Hacks, Tinkernuts on Youtube and Wikihow to learn hack, fix and reconfigure all of your tech, furniture and personal items and say ‘up yours’ to the greasy machine of commodification. Learn more about how to stop obsolescence.
Buy less clothes
Fast fashion is a mode of clothing production that is very cheap due to low labour costs in third world nations. Aside from the huge human rights issues with clothing production done in this way, fast fashion also has a devastating effect on the world’s natural resources. Consider that it takes nearly 2,000 gallons of water to produce one pair of jeans. According to one UN report:
The fashion industry produces 20 per cent of global wastewater and 10 per cent of global carbon emissions – more than all international flights and maritime shipping. Textile dyeing is the second largest polluter of water globally and it takes around 2,000 gallons of water to make a typical pair of jeans.
United Nations: putting the breaks on fast fashion.The Counterpunch: Reduce your clothing purchases
The good news is that you can contribute to slowing the pace of fast fashion by buying less clothes and buying clothes in biodegradable fabric like cotton, tencel or hemp. Before you hit ‘Buy Now’, ask yourself:
- Do I need these new clothes or shoes or are the ones I own still OK?
- Why do I want this item? Did I see an ad or see an influencer talking about this item and it made me want it?
- Bookmark the page and then revisit the website in a week’s time. If you still want the item of clothing, then perhaps you should get it. Often we are held hostage by momentary urges that go away after a short period of time.
- Am I feeling sad or frustrated or depressed? Is there something I am trying to escape by purchasing? Often we buy things to cheer ourselves up. This rarely works for more than a few hours, then you’re back to feeling sad again but with an emptier wallet.
A good place to start looking for fashion brands which may be sustainable is the B Corporation directory. You can filter your search to brands in a particular industry and part of the world.
Let me know what you think of these ideas, I hope you like them!
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This post will be about some of my favorite videos by one of my favorite Youtube essayists: Andrewism, a Caribbean Black Youtuber. I wanted to focus on Andrew's work as it's full of fantastic videos that dig into alternate ideas and movements that combat capitalist imperalist colonialist patriarchy. I consider it a good place to start, but definitely don't leave your exploration only at Andrew's videos! Dig deeper for sure.
Here's some suggestions to get one started:
#Solarpunk (Alt text for video and link: The link goes to a youtube video by Andrewism and discusses Solarpunk. The screengrab of the video shows the word Solarpunk in bright yellow where the 'o' is a sun. There is plants around the edges of the frame.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHI61GHNGJM
I love this introduction video to solarpunk because it digs into the wonders of what it explores as well as some challenges inherent within the solarpunk ideology and genre. There is a rich philosophy and community building built into solarpunk that is touched upon in this video and in Andrew's follow-up videos, which can be found on Andrew's youtube channel).
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#LandBack (alt text: Link goes to a youtube video by Andrewism that discusses LandBack and Indigenous Liberation. The screengrab for the video has an Indigenous woman in her traditional clothing and face paint looking at the camera. To the left of her is a pale beige and white globe.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7msyOSrpYsg
I've seen a lot of people misunderstand the LandBack movement and what exactly it means, and Andrew digs into it and breaks it down quite well. It's made clear that this is only an introduction to a rich liberation movement too. The biggest misconception is the idea that LandBack means owning the land -- this projects capitalist ideology onto a complex, community-oriented movement, where the Land is seen as a relation not something to be owned. I like how Andrewism tears apart these misconceptions.
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#Psychology of Collapse (Alt text: Link goes to a youtube video by Andrewism that discusses the psychology that conditions people into apathy or despair about ecological and/or societal collapse. The screengrab of the video is from an animated Television show, where the young boy stands with his hands against his head and his eyes bulge outward. He is screaming while juxtaposed on flames). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPrimu4zP0o
I found the Psychology of Collapse video by accident, which introduced me to the breadth of this channel's analyses. It also really made me stop and think about how our society tries to condition us into thinking that the only way to deal with climate change is to "continue as normal" and do nothing. But that is a falsehood pushed on us by the billionaires and oilgarchs. There is a lot we can do and push for to combat climate change, but to do that we must dig into what is being conditioned into us. This video does just that.
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A Quick Guide to #PermaBlitz (Alt text: Link goes to a youtube video by Andrewism that discusses praxis concerning permablitz, a strategy to hack the environment with balls of seeds packed with nutrients to help them grow whereever they are thrown. The screengrab has a border of leaves and the center image shows tilled dirt, part of the handle of a tool, and a brown boot): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFDm7JLze5g
I wanted to include this video to show some of the Praxis videos out there to help combat capitalism, climate change, and urban decay and food deserts. The details on how to create a Blitz seed is immensely helpful, and there's solid ideas on how to implement it well. This led me down a research hole, where I looked up more ideas in other channels that discussed this further.
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We Need a #Library Economy (Alt Text: link goes to a youtube video by Andrewism that discusses what a Library Economy is and how we may build one. It is more than just books. The screengrab shows a library full of shelved books with the name of the video in yellow on the left. Juxtasposed over the right side is white silhouettes of various items). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOYa3YzVtyk
This is another praxis video that has a lovely roleplay near the middle-end that discusses what living in a library economy could look like. I personally love libraries, so having a library of things would help make more tech devices, cooking items, transportation items, tools, etc more accessible to the wider community. The more accessible a community is, the more equitable it is for all people. This video helps us envision such a future and has practical ideas on ways to push for it in present day.
In fact, in my current city, activists have pushed hard for a library of things within the city library system, and that was instituted recently! We can now check out tools, ice cream makers, cooking pots, and other random items and devices that are expensive to source. Let's hope that it works out and continues to thrive!
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Should we #Degrow? (Alt text: link goes to Andrewism's youtube video concerning #degrowth, what it is, how it may help, and what growth is and how it harms currently. The screengrab shows Black people walking around or sitting in a garden of pathways with the title of the video over the image.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQrI2GBvn5Q&t=1045s
This video tackles the myth of growth. Capitalism requires growth, but growth is what is making our planet inhabitable for humanity and other species. We cannot survive if we allow "unlimited growth" to continue. This video discusses how capitalism has conditioned us to view growth as the only metric to measure efficiency and production and "healthy economies." How there cannot be "healthy economies" under capitalism's endless growth models. The video deconstructs this and explains what degrowth is and how it can aid us in creating a more just, equitable, and sustainable world, where we and nature can heal and exist in community together.
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What is #PanAfricanism? (Alt text: Link to Andrewism's video about PanAfricanism, which covers its history, many of its major thinkers, and what it has evolved into today and may evolve into in the future. The screengrab is a black background with a Black woman with large hoop earrings looking to the right. Faint zigzags are on the top and bottom frames. The title is in bold yellow with red line on top and green on bottom.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQrI2GBvn5Q&t=1045s
Much of the history, struggles against colonization and racism, and culture of Pan-Africanism is rarely discussed, especially in the propogandist history courses in my home country of USA. This video discusses this idea of all Africans having connection, shared history, and shared culture across the world -- how there is a lot of divergent ideas and discussions within this wide-ranging movements. The history and discussion of the many (often divergent) views of writers within this expansive ideology is crucial. Gives a lot of folks to look into further to read more.
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There's dozens of others I could highlight -- truly go watch Andrew's channel, but I am low on energy now, so I wanted to jumpstart discussion on videos that help us envision a more accessible, equitable, sustainable, just, communal, and consensual future along with praxis to help us create it in our present.
Please share your favorite videos! I would love to watch them.
Note: I will make a separate post to discuss books. (I have a mini library to be honest - one is digital books and the other print - since I kept getting gifted them or got bundles for cheap. So I have lots of thoughts on books, but that's for another post). :)
Thank you for reading my long ramble! Stay safe and keep on community building! #CommunityCare #Learning #EducatingOurCommunities #AntiCapitalist #Anarchism #MutualAid
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Never before have I watched #ElectroMagneticField recordings. This weekend will change that, thanks to Lee V!
- abstract: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/161-gas-boilers-suck-hack-yours-today-save-money-save-the-planet
- video: https://media.ccc.de/v/emf2024-161-gas-boilers-suck-hack-yours-today-save-money-save-the-planet#l=eng&t=0 -
Never before have I watched #ElectroMagneticField recordings. This weekend will change that, thanks to Lee V!
- abstract: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/161-gas-boilers-suck-hack-yours-today-save-money-save-the-planet
- video: https://media.ccc.de/v/emf2024-161-gas-boilers-suck-hack-yours-today-save-money-save-the-planet#l=eng&t=0 -
Never before have I watched #ElectroMagneticField recordings. This weekend will change that, thanks to Lee V!
- abstract: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/161-gas-boilers-suck-hack-yours-today-save-money-save-the-planet
- video: https://media.ccc.de/v/emf2024-161-gas-boilers-suck-hack-yours-today-save-money-save-the-planet#l=eng&t=0 -
Never before have I watched #ElectroMagneticField recordings. This weekend will change that, thanks to Lee V!
- abstract: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/161-gas-boilers-suck-hack-yours-today-save-money-save-the-planet
- video: https://media.ccc.de/v/emf2024-161-gas-boilers-suck-hack-yours-today-save-money-save-the-planet#l=eng&t=0 -
Never before have I watched #ElectroMagneticField recordings. This weekend will change that, thanks to Lee V!
- abstract: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2024/161-gas-boilers-suck-hack-yours-today-save-money-save-the-planet
- video: https://media.ccc.de/v/emf2024-161-gas-boilers-suck-hack-yours-today-save-money-save-the-planet#l=eng&t=0 -
They thrust their space-ship again, and the earth rotates to reveal that the northern continent is burning.
Quite the key shot, I think I set it up well.
Then in the 360-degree VR render, the fires on planet-side are all invisible. What? How.? What.. That's impossible!
But turns out the 360-render is effectively a 180-degree field of vision fish-eye camera and the in-app headset view or the flat-screen render are more like 80 degrees field of view.
The planet is not planet-sized, even in the simulation. Otherwise it would have to be placed beyond the camera's clipping-distance.
But even so, the difference in the field of view is wide enough that apparently a different portion of the planet gets rendered onto the output bitmaps with the 360-render. They remained over the horizon.
Well damnit.
To hack through it I shrunk the planet 4% smaller in the 360-render while leaving the flames at full scale.
No time for anything more elegant in a bank-holiday-weekend project.
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I’m generating 52 news stories for my sector, and it’s been good at forcing me to develop individual planets. I will barely scratch the total number of planets, but I’ll at least have a little better idea of what’s out there, and a sample from each faction.
To generate ideas I’ve been using the “event theme” chart in Black Sword Hack (The Dark Gods' Oracle, page 98) and the TNS generator on Freelance Traveller. Could use another news Oracle.
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Inside #ShadowDragon, The Tool That Lets ICE Monitor Pregnancy Tracking Sites and Fortnite Players
What a piece by @404mediaco
ShadowDragon: Feeding the mass surveillance machine by tracking people who play Fortnite (and probably, I guess, other popular online games), scraping images from BabyCenter (a site for expectant parents), and social media sites for the Black community, the bodybuilding community, and others.
ShadowDragon also has the capability to monitor/scrape information from hundreds of social media sites/games/websites. Who plays a game and expects to end up in an ICE database?
This is insane.
You are being watched.
#privacy #privacymatters #opsec
https://www.404media.co/inside-shadowdragon-ice-babycenter-pregnancy-fortnite-black-planet/