#anticonsumption — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #anticonsumption, aggregated by home.social.
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I really enjoy repairing things. It gives such a great feeling of accomplishment when done.
Yes, today it was just patching a hole on an inner pocket and replacing a buckle on the same messenger bag but it felt great to keep the bag going for probably another ten years.
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I really enjoy repairing things. It gives such a great feeling of accomplishment when done.
Yes, today it was just patching a hole on an inner pocket and replacing a buckle on the same messenger bag but it felt great to keep the bag going for probably another ten years.
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I really enjoy repairing things. It gives such a great feeling of accomplishment when done.
Yes, today it was just patching a hole on an inner pocket and replacing a buckle on the same messenger bag but it felt great to keep the bag going for probably another ten years.
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I really enjoy repairing things. It gives such a great feeling of accomplishment when done.
Yes, today it was just patching a hole on an inner pocket and replacing a buckle on the same messenger bag but it felt great to keep the bag going for probably another ten years.
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There's a meme on FB that asks why no billionaire has funded the halting or reversal of climate change, just so people would revere them for literally saving humanity. This was my response:
Partly it involves a process change to everything we do, so it doesn't happen on a specific day and so there is no glory, like saving us from an asteroid that's about to destroy Earth. There is no definitive problem that on a certain day you can say "see, it's done".
Partly because the solutions involve changing how everything on the planet operates in a way that many people will regard as adverse, because even though we talk about caring about our kids, people are really a lot in it for themselves and if it comes down to them having a good time or leaving a livable world for their kids, they're going to have a good time and pretend to hope their kids will survive it.
Partly it's that there's good money in pretending it's not a big deal, and these are people who like to use money as their signal of goodness. To the extent they pretend they care about humanity, in many cases they're just trying to make a profit on the fact that others do.
Partly it's that the solution is actually something that even billionaires don't have enough to just buy outright overnight.
Partly it's that it cuts into their lifestyles, in many cases, because the are some of the most planet-intensive people in existence. One of the things we need to do in order to survive as a species is stop being consumption-oriented and they are the poster-children for consumption.
Partly it's that they do not perceive that the threat is to all of humanity, only to some of it, and they think the people who escape it will be the clever ones, who they imagine are the ones with money. They think that by becoming rich, they have avoided it, and that they are humanity's best chance.
Partly it's that they have a bunker in their basement that is prepper-stocked with what they imagine is everything they need and they just don't care about others.
Partly it's that although we revere them as super-smart for getting to where they are, we over-attribute intelligence and under-attribute sociopathy. So, yes, they don't care that much about others, but also they aren't in a lot of cases the smartest among us.
Partly it's that everything else they do they already model as saving humanity in one way or another, so the "high" of having these alleged bragging rights would not last long.
Partly it's that their notion of what "investing" in has nothing to do with outcomes you want to see in the world, and everything to do with what brings monetary return, which steers them in the wrong direction.
Partly they think there are too many people and it's good that most of them will die, so they are doing humanity a favor by culling its numbers. (I'm not going to get into the racial breakdown of the order in which people die, but there's probably a lot to be said there, too.)
Partly they may just do the calculation that there are cheaper ways to get adulation.
#climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateDenial #collapse #extinction #billionaires #LateStageCapitalism #sociopathy #Consumption #AntiConsumption #sustainability #ClimateCulling
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There's a meme on FB that asks why no billionaire has funded the halting or reversal of climate change, just so people would revere them for literally saving humanity. This was my response:
Partly it involves a process change to everything we do, so it doesn't happen on a specific day and so there is no glory, like saving us from an asteroid that's about to destroy Earth. There is no definitive problem that on a certain day you can say "see, it's done".
Partly because the solutions involve changing how everything on the planet operates in a way that many people will regard as adverse, because even though we talk about caring about our kids, people are really a lot in it for themselves and if it comes down to them having a good time or leaving a livable world for their kids, they're going to have a good time and pretend to hope their kids will survive it.
Partly it's that there's good money in pretending it's not a big deal, and these are people who like to use money as their signal of goodness. To the extent they pretend they care about humanity, in many cases they're just trying to make a profit on the fact that others do.
Partly it's that the solution is actually something that even billionaires don't have enough to just buy outright overnight.
Partly it's that it cuts into their lifestyles, in many cases, because the are some of the most planet-intensive people in existence. One of the things we need to do in order to survive as a species is stop being consumption-oriented and they are the poster-children for consumption.
Partly it's that they do not perceive that the threat is to all of humanity, only to some of it, and they think the people who escape it will be the clever ones, who they imagine are the ones with money. They think that by becoming rich, they have avoided it, and that they are humanity's best chance.
Partly it's that they have a bunker in their basement that is prepper-stocked with what they imagine is everything they need and they just don't care about others.
Partly it's that although we revere them as super-smart for getting to where they are, we over-attribute intelligence and under-attribute sociopathy. So, yes, they don't care that much about others, but also they aren't in a lot of cases the smartest among us.
Partly it's that everything else they do they already model as saving humanity in one way or another, so the "high" of having these alleged bragging rights would not last long.
Partly it's that their notion of what "investing" in has nothing to do with outcomes you want to see in the world, and everything to do with what brings monetary return, which steers them in the wrong direction.
Partly they think there are too many people and it's good that most of them will die, so they are doing humanity a favor by culling its numbers. (I'm not going to get into the racial breakdown of the order in which people die, but there's probably a lot to be said there, too.)
Partly they may just do the calculation that there are cheaper ways to get adulation.
#climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateDenial #collapse #extinction #billionaires #LateStageCapitalism #sociopathy #Consumption #AntiConsumption #sustainability #ClimateCulling
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There's a meme on FB that asks why no billionaire has funded the halting or reversal of climate change, just so people would revere them for literally saving humanity. This was my response:
Partly it involves a process change to everything we do, so it doesn't happen on a specific day and so there is no glory, like saving us from an asteroid that's about to destroy Earth. There is no definitive problem that on a certain day you can say "see, it's done".
Partly because the solutions involve changing how everything on the planet operates in a way that many people will regard as adverse, because even though we talk about caring about our kids, people are really a lot in it for themselves and if it comes down to them having a good time or leaving a livable world for their kids, they're going to have a good time and pretend to hope their kids will survive it.
Partly it's that there's good money in pretending it's not a big deal, and these are people who like to use money as their signal of goodness. To the extent they pretend they care about humanity, in many cases they're just trying to make a profit on the fact that others do.
Partly it's that the solution is actually something that even billionaires don't have enough to just buy outright overnight.
Partly it's that it cuts into their lifestyles, in many cases, because the are some of the most planet-intensive people in existence. One of the things we need to do in order to survive as a species is stop being consumption-oriented and they are the poster-children for consumption.
Partly it's that they do not perceive that the threat is to all of humanity, only to some of it, and they think the people who escape it will be the clever ones, who they imagine are the ones with money. They think that by becoming rich, they have avoided it, and that they are humanity's best chance.
Partly it's that they have a bunker in their basement that is prepper-stocked with what they imagine is everything they need and they just don't care about others.
Partly it's that although we revere them as super-smart for getting to where they are, we over-attribute intelligence and under-attribute sociopathy. So, yes, they don't care that much about others, but also they aren't in a lot of cases the smartest among us.
Partly it's that everything else they do they already model as saving humanity in one way or another, so the "high" of having these alleged bragging rights would not last long.
Partly it's that their notion of what "investing" in has nothing to do with outcomes you want to see in the world, and everything to do with what brings monetary return, which steers them in the wrong direction.
Partly they think there are too many people and it's good that most of them will die, so they are doing humanity a favor by culling its numbers. (I'm not going to get into the racial breakdown of the order in which people die, but there's probably a lot to be said there, too.)
Partly they may just do the calculation that there are cheaper ways to get adulation.
#climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateDenial #collapse #extinction #billionaires #LateStageCapitalism #sociopathy #Consumption #AntiConsumption #sustainability #ClimateCulling
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There's a meme on FB that asks why no billionaire has funded the halting or reversal of climate change, just so people would revere them for literally saving humanity. This was my response:
Partly it involves a process change to everything we do, so it doesn't happen on a specific day and so there is no glory, like saving us from an asteroid that's about to destroy Earth. There is no definitive problem that on a certain day you can say "see, it's done".
Partly because the solutions involve changing how everything on the planet operates in a way that many people will regard as adverse, because even though we talk about caring about our kids, people are really a lot in it for themselves and if it comes down to them having a good time or leaving a livable world for their kids, they're going to have a good time and pretend to hope their kids will survive it.
Partly it's that there's good money in pretending it's not a big deal, and these are people who like to use money as their signal of goodness. To the extent they pretend they care about humanity, in many cases they're just trying to make a profit on the fact that others do.
Partly it's that the solution is actually something that even billionaires don't have enough to just buy outright overnight.
Partly it's that it cuts into their lifestyles, in many cases, because the are some of the most planet-intensive people in existence. One of the things we need to do in order to survive as a species is stop being consumption-oriented and they are the poster-children for consumption.
Partly it's that they do not perceive that the threat is to all of humanity, only to some of it, and they think the people who escape it will be the clever ones, who they imagine are the ones with money. They think that by becoming rich, they have avoided it, and that they are humanity's best chance.
Partly it's that they have a bunker in their basement that is prepper-stocked with what they imagine is everything they need and they just don't care about others.
Partly it's that although we revere them as super-smart for getting to where they are, we over-attribute intelligence and under-attribute sociopathy. So, yes, they don't care that much about others, but also they aren't in a lot of cases the smartest among us.
Partly it's that everything else they do they already model as saving humanity in one way or another, so the "high" of having these alleged bragging rights would not last long.
Partly it's that their notion of what "investing" in has nothing to do with outcomes you want to see in the world, and everything to do with what brings monetary return, which steers them in the wrong direction.
Partly they think there are too many people and it's good that most of them will die, so they are doing humanity a favor by culling its numbers. (I'm not going to get into the racial breakdown of the order in which people die, but there's probably a lot to be said there, too.)
Partly they may just do the calculation that there are cheaper ways to get adulation.
#climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateDenial #collapse #extinction #billionaires #LateStageCapitalism #sociopathy #Consumption #AntiConsumption #sustainability #ClimateCulling
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There's a meme on FB that asks why no billionaire has funded the halting or reversal of climate change, just so people would revere them for literally saving humanity. This was my response:
Partly it involves a process change to everything we do, so it doesn't happen on a specific day and so there is no glory, like saving us from an asteroid that's about to destroy Earth. There is no definitive problem that on a certain day you can say "see, it's done".
Partly because the solutions involve changing how everything on the planet operates in a way that many people will regard as adverse, because even though we talk about caring about our kids, people are really a lot in it for themselves and if it comes down to them having a good time or leaving a livable world for their kids, they're going to have a good time and pretend to hope their kids will survive it.
Partly it's that there's good money in pretending it's not a big deal, and these are people who like to use money as their signal of goodness. To the extent they pretend they care about humanity, in many cases they're just trying to make a profit on the fact that others do.
Partly it's that the solution is actually something that even billionaires don't have enough to just buy outright overnight.
Partly it's that it cuts into their lifestyles, in many cases, because the are some of the most planet-intensive people in existence. One of the things we need to do in order to survive as a species is stop being consumption-oriented and they are the poster-children for consumption.
Partly it's that they do not perceive that the threat is to all of humanity, only to some of it, and they think the people who escape it will be the clever ones, who they imagine are the ones with money. They think that by becoming rich, they have avoided it, and that they are humanity's best chance.
Partly it's that they have a bunker in their basement that is prepper-stocked with what they imagine is everything they need and they just don't care about others.
Partly it's that although we revere them as super-smart for getting to where they are, we over-attribute intelligence and under-attribute sociopathy. So, yes, they don't care that much about others, but also they aren't in a lot of cases the smartest among us.
Partly it's that everything else they do they already model as saving humanity in one way or another, so the "high" of having these alleged bragging rights would not last long.
Partly it's that their notion of what "investing" in has nothing to do with outcomes you want to see in the world, and everything to do with what brings monetary return, which steers them in the wrong direction.
Partly they think there are too many people and it's good that most of them will die, so they are doing humanity a favor by culling its numbers. (I'm not going to get into the racial breakdown of the order in which people die, but there's probably a lot to be said there, too.)
Partly they may just do the calculation that there are cheaper ways to get adulation.
#climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateDenial #collapse #extinction #billionaires #LateStageCapitalism #sociopathy #Consumption #AntiConsumption #sustainability #ClimateCulling
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Louis Rossmann reminds us that https://consumerrights.wiki/ is a collaborative community project.
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Louis Rossmann reminds us that https://consumerrights.wiki/ is a collaborative community project.
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Louis Rossmann reminds us that https://consumerrights.wiki/ is a collaborative community project.
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Louis Rossmann reminds us that https://consumerrights.wiki/ is a collaborative community project.
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Louis Rossmann reminds us that https://consumerrights.wiki/ is a collaborative community project.
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Dare to be inconvenienced.
We have been trained to prioritize "seamless" experiences over ethical ones. But every convenience has a hidden cost, whether it is labor rights, environmental impact, or the erosion of privacy.
Efficiency is a metric for machines, not for a meaningful life. When we stop choosing products solely for their convenience, we reclaim our agency. We choose local over global, human over algorithm, and sustainable over instant.
What would happen if we stopped using services that do very little good for society, even if it means taking the long way around?
#DareToBeInconvenienced #DareToBe #EthicalLiving #Intentionality #SlowWeb #noai #DigitalSovereignty #deGoogle #privacy #privacymatters #humanscale #degrowth #EthicalConsumerism #SupportLocal #AntiConsumption #LaborRights #SimpleLiving #Mindfulness #LowTech
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Dare to be inconvenienced.
We have been trained to prioritize "seamless" experiences over ethical ones. But every convenience has a hidden cost, whether it is labor rights, environmental impact, or the erosion of privacy.
Efficiency is a metric for machines, not for a meaningful life. When we stop choosing products solely for their convenience, we reclaim our agency. We choose local over global, human over algorithm, and sustainable over instant.
What would happen if we stopped using services that do very little good for society, even if it means taking the long way around?
#DareToBeInconvenienced #DareToBe #EthicalLiving #Intentionality #SlowWeb #noai #DigitalSovereignty #deGoogle #privacy #privacymatters #humanscale #degrowth #EthicalConsumerism #SupportLocal #AntiConsumption #LaborRights #SimpleLiving #Mindfulness #LowTech
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Dare to be inconvenienced.
We have been trained to prioritize "seamless" experiences over ethical ones. But every convenience has a hidden cost, whether it is labor rights, environmental impact, or the erosion of privacy.
Efficiency is a metric for machines, not for a meaningful life. When we stop choosing products solely for their convenience, we reclaim our agency. We choose local over global, human over algorithm, and sustainable over instant.
What would happen if we stopped using services that do very little good for society, even if it means taking the long way around?
#DareToBeInconvenienced #DareToBe #EthicalLiving #Intentionality #SlowWeb #noai #DigitalSovereignty #deGoogle #privacy #privacymatters #humanscale #degrowth #EthicalConsumerism #SupportLocal #AntiConsumption #LaborRights #SimpleLiving #Mindfulness #LowTech
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Dare to be inconvenienced.
We have been trained to prioritize "seamless" experiences over ethical ones. But every convenience has a hidden cost, whether it is labor rights, environmental impact, or the erosion of privacy.
Efficiency is a metric for machines, not for a meaningful life. When we stop choosing products solely for their convenience, we reclaim our agency. We choose local over global, human over algorithm, and sustainable over instant.
What would happen if we stopped using services that do very little good for society, even if it means taking the long way around?
#DareToBeInconvenienced #DareToBe #EthicalLiving #Intentionality #SlowWeb #noai #DigitalSovereignty #deGoogle #privacy #privacymatters #humanscale #degrowth #EthicalConsumerism #SupportLocal #AntiConsumption #LaborRights #SimpleLiving #Mindfulness #LowTech
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Dare to be inconvenienced.
We have been trained to prioritize "seamless" experiences over ethical ones. But every convenience has a hidden cost, whether it is labor rights, environmental impact, or the erosion of privacy.
Efficiency is a metric for machines, not for a meaningful life. When we stop choosing products solely for their convenience, we reclaim our agency. We choose local over global, human over algorithm, and sustainable over instant.
What would happen if we stopped using services that do very little good for society, even if it means taking the long way around?
#DareToBeInconvenienced #DareToBe #EthicalLiving #Intentionality #SlowWeb #noai #DigitalSovereignty #deGoogle #privacy #privacymatters #humanscale #degrowth #EthicalConsumerism #SupportLocal #AntiConsumption #LaborRights #SimpleLiving #Mindfulness #LowTech
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The increased adoption of gaming pcs over console has made pc hardware manufacturers greedy. The cost for a modern setup isn't nearly worth it. My solution is that I don't care about running modern games anymore. I'll gladly only spend $200 on an old office pc + outdated low profile gpu. Sure, I'll only be able to play Morrowind at decent fps but guess what my favorite game is? Morrowind.
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A Growing Number of ‘Repair Cafes’ Are Popping Up Around the World to Curb Consumer Waste - Inside Climate News
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A Growing Number of ‘Repair Cafes’ Are Popping Up Around the World to Curb Consumer Waste - Inside Climate News
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GenZ doesn’t believe the capitalist lies. And importantly, this is not from an ideological but practical angle. They are experiencing the very real tail end of the lies told to GenX & Boomers.
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GenZ doesn’t believe the capitalist lies. And importantly, this is not from an ideological but practical angle. They are experiencing the very real tail end of the lies told to GenX & Boomers.
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GenZ doesn’t believe the capitalist lies. And importantly, this is not from an ideological but practical angle. They are experiencing the very real tail end of the lies told to GenX & Boomers.
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GenZ doesn’t believe the capitalist lies. And importantly, this is not from an ideological but practical angle. They are experiencing the very real tail end of the lies told to GenX & Boomers.
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GenZ doesn’t believe the capitalist lies. And importantly, this is not from an ideological but practical angle. They are experiencing the very real tail end of the lies told to GenX & Boomers.
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Seeing how reviving old PCs is a hugely important thing to use Linux for, it's really strange to me how difficult it is to find out which distros works best on old hardware!
People say many things, but it's hard to find real benchmarks. Tried Lubuntu and Zorin Core on one laptop I have here, and it was not OK. AntiX seems fast enough, but unfortunately too nerdy to give to a non-nerd.
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Seeing how reviving old PCs is a hugely important thing to use Linux for, it's really strange to me how difficult it is to find out which distros works best on old hardware!
People say many things, but it's hard to find real benchmarks. Tried Lubuntu and Zorin Core on one laptop I have here, and it was not OK. AntiX seems fast enough, but unfortunately too nerdy to give to a non-nerd.
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Seeing how reviving old PCs is a hugely important thing to use Linux for, it's really strange to me how difficult it is to find out which distros works best on old hardware!
People say many things, but it's hard to find real benchmarks. Tried Lubuntu and Zorin Core on one laptop I have here, and it was not OK. AntiX seems fast enough, but unfortunately too nerdy to give to a non-nerd.
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Seeing how reviving old PCs is a hugely important thing to use Linux for, it's really strange to me how difficult it is to find out which distros works best on old hardware!
People say many things, but it's hard to find real benchmarks. Tried Lubuntu and Zorin Core on one laptop I have here, and it was not OK. AntiX seems fast enough, but unfortunately too nerdy to give to a non-nerd.
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Seeing how reviving old PCs is a hugely important thing to use Linux for, it's really strange to me how difficult it is to find out which distros works best on old hardware!
People say many things, but it's hard to find real benchmarks. Tried Lubuntu and Zorin Core on one laptop I have here, and it was not OK. AntiX seems fast enough, but unfortunately too nerdy to give to a non-nerd.
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Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (2024)
A must watch if you care about the future of everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVfZw_eqJW8
#climatechange #buynowtheshoppingconspiracyreview
#netflix
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Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (2024)
A must watch if you care about the future of everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVfZw_eqJW8
#climatechange #buynowtheshoppingconspiracyreview
#netflix
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Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (2024)
A must watch if you care about the future of everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVfZw_eqJW8
#climatechange #buynowtheshoppingconspiracyreview
#netflix
#AntiConsumption -
Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (2024)
A must watch if you care about the future of everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVfZw_eqJW8
#climatechange #buynowtheshoppingconspiracyreview
#netflix
#AntiConsumption -
Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy (2024)
A must watch if you care about the future of everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVfZw_eqJW8
#climatechange #buynowtheshoppingconspiracyreview
#netflix
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When my clothes become too tired to be worn when going out, some of them are assigned to gardening duties.
The T-shirt in this photograph, frayed and with holes, must be around 15 years old. Not as old as I thought, in fact. A (now gardening) fleece is still in much better condition than this T-shirt and must be nearly 30 years old. Clothes do keep a long time.
I suspect that I would not feature in an industrialist's wet dream.
❓What do you all wear for gardening ❓
‣ Upright. Click to see all.#consumerism, #thrifting #AntiConsumerism #AntiConsumption #capitalism #AntiCapitalism #MensFashion #MensStyle #ArtistsGarden #ImperfectGarden #garden #gardener #gardening #Artist #wolfkettler #Photography #PhotoArt #ArtPhotography #SustainableFashion #VintageVibes #environment #sustainability
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When my clothes become too tired to be worn when going out, some of them are assigned to gardening duties.
The T-shirt in this photograph, frayed and with holes, must be around 15 years old. Not as old as I thought, in fact. A (now gardening) fleece is still in much better condition than this T-shirt and must be nearly 30 years old. Clothes do keep a long time.
I suspect that I would not feature in an industrialist's wet dream.
❓What do you all wear for gardening ❓
‣ Upright. Click to see all.#consumerism, #thrifting #AntiConsumerism #AntiConsumption #capitalism #AntiCapitalism #MensFashion #MensStyle #ArtistsGarden #ImperfectGarden #garden #gardener #gardening #Artist #wolfkettler #Photography #PhotoArt #ArtPhotography #SustainableFashion #VintageVibes #environment #sustainability
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When my clothes become too tired to be worn when going out, some of them are assigned to gardening duties.
The T-shirt in this photograph, frayed and with holes, must be around 15 years old. Not as old as I thought, in fact. A (now gardening) fleece is still in much better condition than this T-shirt and must be nearly 30 years old. Clothes do keep a long time.
I suspect that I would not feature in an industrialist's wet dream.
❓What do you all wear for gardening ❓
‣ Upright. Click to see all.#consumerism, #thrifting #AntiConsumerism #AntiConsumption #capitalism #AntiCapitalism #MensFashion #MensStyle #ArtistsGarden #ImperfectGarden #garden #gardener #gardening #Artist #wolfkettler #Photography #PhotoArt #ArtPhotography #SustainableFashion #VintageVibes #environment #sustainability
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CW: Help needed in housing hunt with radical hopes and aspirations
Hi all, if you're reading this, thank you. I still need to sit down with the rest of my nuclear group and hammer out exactly what we are looking for, but myself, my partner, and my mother are currently looking for housing by together in the #boston area. So ideally, a minimum of two rooms. Our current lease is up end of April. We'd love the idea of living in community with other folks, but all the places we are aware of seem to not be set up to accept people who, frankly, don't make a lot of money. It's very likely we do not know where to look, though, and that is one of many areas I am seeking guidance.
Throwing hard requirements up first:
Our biggest hurdle is my partner works hybrid remote and NEEDS to be within carless commuting distance of the Boston core. Ideally we'd like to keep their commute under an hour.
My mother works remote and will need a good, calm place to set up her desk.
I'm a #greencollargrunt who's a big ol' "bikes as transit solutions" nerd, so ideally there's a chill, not bro-ey #bikeshop nearby I can work at.
Indoor bike storage. We are building up a fleet. Maybe we'll do something cool with them someday.
We are all crafters, so having space to work is pretty crucial. I tend to work with messy things that people don't want in their living space (electronics, bikes, woodworking/puttering), so a basement or shed I can set up a workbench in would be ideal. My partner is a very gifted seamstress and would need permanent space devoted to her sewing machine and cutting station. My mother mostly knits, and is fairly compact in this regard.
A good kitchen is a huuuuge plus.
Good local community that takes care of each other (or at least a solid chance that we can dig in and help build that community)
Nice things to have:
Green space, especially for a potential garden.
Good sunlight for our existing houseplants.
Pet friendly. We'd love animals some day, sooner rather than later.
Accessible nature, especially by bike or by foot.
room for a chest freezer so we can start building a stash of food, for emergencies or lazy nights, IDGAF.
Good people. Maybe you?
Why you want to live in community with us:
First and foremost...
The world is hard. Home shouldn't be. We want to help build a space that supports our community, especially those we live with day in and day out. We want to support everyone in being able to pursue our goals as individuals and a collective, and live a life that supports our values and pursuits.
Figuring out those values should obviously be a community effort, but if I had to establish a good starting point: developing a sustainable lifestyle, mutual aid, community involvement, and personal and collective development.
Our domestic skills are pretty good by today's standards, especially in the kitchen. My mother and I are both accomplished home cooks, with different arenas. I'm good at big projects that take time but can feed a crowd. She's good at being flexible and improvising with what's available. We'd like to live with folks we can share a meal with more than occasionally. Sit down, talk about our day, and connect. We are also good about keeping common spaces clean and tidy, and would like to develop systems of accountability that help keep us all on track taking care of the space while still letting us have most of our time for our pursuits.
We are trying to build a better world. We firmly think a big part of that is little "r" revolution, live life how you think it should be lived after we've won, don't wait for it. Once we've established ourselves we want to do what we can to connect with others and build networks of support for each other. In short, we want to live and take care of each other like good neighbors. Like anarchists.
That all maybe sounds super serious. Mostly we just want to be able to carve out leisure time for everyone so we all can have fun.
420 and psychedelic friendly, queer/poly/kink friendly, damn near any kind of pet friendly... my partner is allergic to cats but loves them dearly... it's ideally something she should be able to get some separation from if it comes into play. She's lived with them in the past. Anything else though is fair game! Reptiles, rats, fish... bees? We don't judge.
Covid consciousness... We all still mask. We try to keep our risks minimal, but we still go to the occasional show. We communicate about potential exposures and test when we think we've been put at risk. We're trying to do our best to take care of each other and still enjoy culture, but if we end up living with some one with a higher risk factor we would modify our behavior to reflect the new situation.
We currently have two cars, though one of us is hoping to sell theirs soon.
We also have a growing fleet of bikes. Good indoor storage is important!
Please recommend better hashtags to help me get this out there!
#massachusetts #massachusettshousing
#somerville #somervillehousing #somervillema #bostonhousing
#housing #housinghelp
#intentionalcommunity #solarpunk #sustainableliving #anticonsumption #fuckcars -
CW: Help needed in housing hunt with radical hopes and aspirations
Hi all, if you're reading this, thank you. I still need to sit down with the rest of my nuclear group and hammer out exactly what we are looking for, but myself, my partner, and my mother are currently looking for housing by together in the #boston area. So ideally, a minimum of two rooms. Our current lease is up end of April. We'd love the idea of living in community with other folks, but all the places we are aware of seem to not be set up to accept people who, frankly, don't make a lot of money. It's very likely we do not know where to look, though, and that is one of many areas I am seeking guidance.
Throwing hard requirements up first:
Our biggest hurdle is my partner works hybrid remote and NEEDS to be within carless commuting distance of the Boston core. Ideally we'd like to keep their commute under an hour.
My mother works remote and will need a good, calm place to set up her desk.
I'm a #greencollargrunt who's a big ol' "bikes as transit solutions" nerd, so ideally there's a chill, not bro-ey #bikeshop nearby I can work at.
Indoor bike storage. We are building up a fleet. Maybe we'll do something cool with them someday.
We are all crafters, so having space to work is pretty crucial. I tend to work with messy things that people don't want in their living space (electronics, bikes, woodworking/puttering), so a basement or shed I can set up a workbench in would be ideal. My partner is a very gifted seamstress and would need permanent space devoted to her sewing machine and cutting station. My mother mostly knits, and is fairly compact in this regard.
A good kitchen is a huuuuge plus.
Good local community that takes care of each other (or at least a solid chance that we can dig in and help build that community)
Nice things to have:
Green space, especially for a potential garden.
Good sunlight for our existing houseplants.
Pet friendly. We'd love animals some day, sooner rather than later.
Accessible nature, especially by bike or by foot.
room for a chest freezer so we can start building a stash of food, for emergencies or lazy nights, IDGAF.
Good people. Maybe you?
Why you want to live in community with us:
First and foremost...
The world is hard. Home shouldn't be. We want to help build a space that supports our community, especially those we live with day in and day out. We want to support everyone in being able to pursue our goals as individuals and a collective, and live a life that supports our values and pursuits.
Figuring out those values should obviously be a community effort, but if I had to establish a good starting point: developing a sustainable lifestyle, mutual aid, community involvement, and personal and collective development.
Our domestic skills are pretty good by today's standards, especially in the kitchen. My mother and I are both accomplished home cooks, with different arenas. I'm good at big projects that take time but can feed a crowd. She's good at being flexible and improvising with what's available. We'd like to live with folks we can share a meal with more than occasionally. Sit down, talk about our day, and connect. We are also good about keeping common spaces clean and tidy, and would like to develop systems of accountability that help keep us all on track taking care of the space while still letting us have most of our time for our pursuits.
We are trying to build a better world. We firmly think a big part of that is little "r" revolution, live life how you think it should be lived after we've won, don't wait for it. Once we've established ourselves we want to do what we can to connect with others and build networks of support for each other. In short, we want to live and take care of each other like good neighbors. Like anarchists.
That all maybe sounds super serious. Mostly we just want to be able to carve out leisure time for everyone so we all can have fun.
420 and psychedelic friendly, queer/poly/kink friendly, damn near any kind of pet friendly... my partner is allergic to cats but loves them dearly... it's ideally something she should be able to get some separation from if it comes into play. She's lived with them in the past. Anything else though is fair game! Reptiles, rats, fish... bees? We don't judge.
Covid consciousness... We all still mask. We try to keep our risks minimal, but we still go to the occasional show. We communicate about potential exposures and test when we think we've been put at risk. We're trying to do our best to take care of each other and still enjoy culture, but if we end up living with some one with a higher risk factor we would modify our behavior to reflect the new situation.
We currently have two cars, though one of us is hoping to sell theirs soon.
We also have a growing fleet of bikes. Good indoor storage is important!
Please recommend better hashtags to help me get this out there!
#massachusetts #massachusettshousing
#somerville #somervillehousing #somervillema #bostonhousing
#housing #housinghelp
#intentionalcommunity #solarpunk #sustainableliving #anticonsumption #fuckcars -
CW: Help needed in housing hunt with radical hopes and aspirations
Hi all, if you're reading this, thank you. I still need to sit down with the rest of my nuclear group and hammer out exactly what we are looking for, but myself, my partner, and my mother are currently looking for housing by together in the #boston area. So ideally, a minimum of two rooms. Our current lease is up end of April. We'd love the idea of living in community with other folks, but all the places we are aware of seem to not be set up to accept people who, frankly, don't make a lot of money. It's very likely we do not know where to look, though, and that is one of many areas I am seeking guidance.
Throwing hard requirements up first:
Our biggest hurdle is my partner works hybrid remote and NEEDS to be within carless commuting distance of the Boston core. Ideally we'd like to keep their commute under an hour.
My mother works remote and will need a good, calm place to set up her desk.
I'm a #greencollargrunt who's a big ol' "bikes as transit solutions" nerd, so ideally there's a chill, not bro-ey #bikeshop nearby I can work at.
Indoor bike storage. We are building up a fleet. Maybe we'll do something cool with them someday.
We are all crafters, so having space to work is pretty crucial. I tend to work with messy things that people don't want in their living space (electronics, bikes, woodworking/puttering), so a basement or shed I can set up a workbench in would be ideal. My partner is a very gifted seamstress and would need permanent space devoted to her sewing machine and cutting station. My mother mostly knits, and is fairly compact in this regard.
A good kitchen is a huuuuge plus.
Good local community that takes care of each other (or at least a solid chance that we can dig in and help build that community)
Nice things to have:
Green space, especially for a potential garden.
Good sunlight for our existing houseplants.
Pet friendly. We'd love animals some day, sooner rather than later.
Accessible nature, especially by bike or by foot.
room for a chest freezer so we can start building a stash of food, for emergencies or lazy nights, IDGAF.
Good people. Maybe you?
Why you want to live in community with us:
First and foremost...
The world is hard. Home shouldn't be. We want to help build a space that supports our community, especially those we live with day in and day out. We want to support everyone in being able to pursue our goals as individuals and a collective, and live a life that supports our values and pursuits.
Figuring out those values should obviously be a community effort, but if I had to establish a good starting point: developing a sustainable lifestyle, mutual aid, community involvement, and personal and collective development.
Our domestic skills are pretty good by today's standards, especially in the kitchen. My mother and I are both accomplished home cooks, with different arenas. I'm good at big projects that take time but can feed a crowd. She's good at being flexible and improvising with what's available. We'd like to live with folks we can share a meal with more than occasionally. Sit down, talk about our day, and connect. We are also good about keeping common spaces clean and tidy, and would like to develop systems of accountability that help keep us all on track taking care of the space while still letting us have most of our time for our pursuits.
We are trying to build a better world. We firmly think a big part of that is little "r" revolution, live life how you think it should be lived after we've won, don't wait for it. Once we've established ourselves we want to do what we can to connect with others and build networks of support for each other. In short, we want to live and take care of each other like good neighbors. Like anarchists.
That all maybe sounds super serious. Mostly we just want to be able to carve out leisure time for everyone so we all can have fun.
420 and psychedelic friendly, queer/poly/kink friendly, damn near any kind of pet friendly... my partner is allergic to cats but loves them dearly... it's ideally something she should be able to get some separation from if it comes into play. She's lived with them in the past. Anything else though is fair game! Reptiles, rats, fish... bees? We don't judge.
Covid consciousness... We all still mask. We try to keep our risks minimal, but we still go to the occasional show. We communicate about potential exposures and test when we think we've been put at risk. We're trying to do our best to take care of each other and still enjoy culture, but if we end up living with some one with a higher risk factor we would modify our behavior to reflect the new situation.
We currently have two cars, though one of us is hoping to sell theirs soon.
We also have a growing fleet of bikes. Good indoor storage is important!
Please recommend better hashtags to help me get this out there!
#massachusetts #massachusettshousing
#somerville #somervillehousing #somervillema #bostonhousing
#housing #housinghelp
#intentionalcommunity #solarpunk #sustainableliving #anticonsumption #fuckcars -
CW: Help needed in housing hunt with radical hopes and aspirations
Hi all, if you're reading this, thank you. I still need to sit down with the rest of my nuclear group and hammer out exactly what we are looking for, but myself, my partner, and my mother are currently looking for housing by together in the #boston area. So ideally, a minimum of two rooms. Our current lease is up end of April. We'd love the idea of living in community with other folks, but all the places we are aware of seem to not be set up to accept people who, frankly, don't make a lot of money. It's very likely we do not know where to look, though, and that is one of many areas I am seeking guidance.
Throwing hard requirements up first:
Our biggest hurdle is my partner works hybrid remote and NEEDS to be within carless commuting distance of the Boston core. Ideally we'd like to keep their commute under an hour.
My mother works remote and will need a good, calm place to set up her desk.
I'm a #greencollargrunt who's a big ol' "bikes as transit solutions" nerd, so ideally there's a chill, not bro-ey #bikeshop nearby I can work at.
Indoor bike storage. We are building up a fleet. Maybe we'll do something cool with them someday.
We are all crafters, so having space to work is pretty crucial. I tend to work with messy things that people don't want in their living space (electronics, bikes, woodworking/puttering), so a basement or shed I can set up a workbench in would be ideal. My partner is a very gifted seamstress and would need permanent space devoted to her sewing machine and cutting station. My mother mostly knits, and is fairly compact in this regard.
A good kitchen is a huuuuge plus.
Good local community that takes care of each other (or at least a solid chance that we can dig in and help build that community)
Nice things to have:
Green space, especially for a potential garden.
Good sunlight for our existing houseplants.
Pet friendly. We'd love animals some day, sooner rather than later.
Accessible nature, especially by bike or by foot.
room for a chest freezer so we can start building a stash of food, for emergencies or lazy nights, IDGAF.
Good people. Maybe you?
Why you want to live in community with us:
First and foremost...
The world is hard. Home shouldn't be. We want to help build a space that supports our community, especially those we live with day in and day out. We want to support everyone in being able to pursue our goals as individuals and a collective, and live a life that supports our values and pursuits.
Figuring out those values should obviously be a community effort, but if I had to establish a good starting point: developing a sustainable lifestyle, mutual aid, community involvement, and personal and collective development.
Our domestic skills are pretty good by today's standards, especially in the kitchen. My mother and I are both accomplished home cooks, with different arenas. I'm good at big projects that take time but can feed a crowd. She's good at being flexible and improvising with what's available. We'd like to live with folks we can share a meal with more than occasionally. Sit down, talk about our day, and connect. We are also good about keeping common spaces clean and tidy, and would like to develop systems of accountability that help keep us all on track taking care of the space while still letting us have most of our time for our pursuits.
We are trying to build a better world. We firmly think a big part of that is little "r" revolution, live life how you think it should be lived after we've won, don't wait for it. Once we've established ourselves we want to do what we can to connect with others and build networks of support for each other. In short, we want to live and take care of each other like good neighbors. Like anarchists.
That all maybe sounds super serious. Mostly we just want to be able to carve out leisure time for everyone so we all can have fun.
420 and psychedelic friendly, queer/poly/kink friendly, damn near any kind of pet friendly... my partner is allergic to cats but loves them dearly... it's ideally something she should be able to get some separation from if it comes into play. She's lived with them in the past. Anything else though is fair game! Reptiles, rats, fish... bees? We don't judge.
Covid consciousness... We all still mask. We try to keep our risks minimal, but we still go to the occasional show. We communicate about potential exposures and test when we think we've been put at risk. We're trying to do our best to take care of each other and still enjoy culture, but if we end up living with some one with a higher risk factor we would modify our behavior to reflect the new situation.
We currently have two cars, though one of us is hoping to sell theirs soon.
We also have a growing fleet of bikes. Good indoor storage is important!
Please recommend better hashtags to help me get this out there!
#massachusetts #massachusettshousing
#somerville #somervillehousing #somervillema #bostonhousing
#housing #housinghelp
#intentionalcommunity #solarpunk #sustainableliving #anticonsumption #fuckcars -
CW: Help needed in housing hunt with radical hopes and aspirations
Hi all, if you're reading this, thank you. I still need to sit down with the rest of my nuclear group and hammer out exactly what we are looking for, but myself, my partner, and my mother are currently looking for housing by together in the #boston area. So ideally, a minimum of two rooms. Our current lease is up end of April. We'd love the idea of living in community with other folks, but all the places we are aware of seem to not be set up to accept people who, frankly, don't make a lot of money. It's very likely we do not know where to look, though, and that is one of many areas I am seeking guidance.
Throwing hard requirements up first:
Our biggest hurdle is my partner works hybrid remote and NEEDS to be within carless commuting distance of the Boston core. Ideally we'd like to keep their commute under an hour.
My mother works remote and will need a good, calm place to set up her desk.
I'm a #greencollargrunt who's a big ol' "bikes as transit solutions" nerd, so ideally there's a chill, not bro-ey #bikeshop nearby I can work at.
Indoor bike storage. We are building up a fleet. Maybe we'll do something cool with them someday.
We are all crafters, so having space to work is pretty crucial. I tend to work with messy things that people don't want in their living space (electronics, bikes, woodworking/puttering), so a basement or shed I can set up a workbench in would be ideal. My partner is a very gifted seamstress and would need permanent space devoted to her sewing machine and cutting station. My mother mostly knits, and is fairly compact in this regard.
A good kitchen is a huuuuge plus.
Good local community that takes care of each other (or at least a solid chance that we can dig in and help build that community)
Nice things to have:
Green space, especially for a potential garden.
Good sunlight for our existing houseplants.
Pet friendly. We'd love animals some day, sooner rather than later.
Accessible nature, especially by bike or by foot.
room for a chest freezer so we can start building a stash of food, for emergencies or lazy nights, IDGAF.
Good people. Maybe you?
Why you want to live in community with us:
First and foremost...
The world is hard. Home shouldn't be. We want to help build a space that supports our community, especially those we live with day in and day out. We want to support everyone in being able to pursue our goals as individuals and a collective, and live a life that supports our values and pursuits.
Figuring out those values should obviously be a community effort, but if I had to establish a good starting point: developing a sustainable lifestyle, mutual aid, community involvement, and personal and collective development.
Our domestic skills are pretty good by today's standards, especially in the kitchen. My mother and I are both accomplished home cooks, with different arenas. I'm good at big projects that take time but can feed a crowd. She's good at being flexible and improvising with what's available. We'd like to live with folks we can share a meal with more than occasionally. Sit down, talk about our day, and connect. We are also good about keeping common spaces clean and tidy, and would like to develop systems of accountability that help keep us all on track taking care of the space while still letting us have most of our time for our pursuits.
We are trying to build a better world. We firmly think a big part of that is little "r" revolution, live life how you think it should be lived after we've won, don't wait for it. Once we've established ourselves we want to do what we can to connect with others and build networks of support for each other. In short, we want to live and take care of each other like good neighbors. Like anarchists.
That all maybe sounds super serious. Mostly we just want to be able to carve out leisure time for everyone so we all can have fun.
420 and psychedelic friendly, queer/poly/kink friendly, damn near any kind of pet friendly... my partner is allergic to cats but loves them dearly... it's ideally something she should be able to get some separation from if it comes into play. She's lived with them in the past. Anything else though is fair game! Reptiles, rats, fish... bees? We don't judge.
Covid consciousness... We all still mask. We try to keep our risks minimal, but we still go to the occasional show. We communicate about potential exposures and test when we think we've been put at risk. We're trying to do our best to take care of each other and still enjoy culture, but if we end up living with some one with a higher risk factor we would modify our behavior to reflect the new situation.
We currently have two cars, though one of us is hoping to sell theirs soon.
We also have a growing fleet of bikes. Good indoor storage is important!
Please recommend better hashtags to help me get this out there!
#massachusetts #massachusettshousing
#somerville #somervillehousing #somervillema #bostonhousing
#housing #housinghelp
#intentionalcommunity #solarpunk #sustainableliving #anticonsumption #fuckcars -
Help needed: my ugg boots of 10 years are finally beyond repair and I need something to replace them as winter approaches. Are there any #vegan options which are as durable as sheepskin/leather and will break down once they wear out rather than contribute to the microplastic pollution problem? Need to be warm and wearable inside but also outside (eg sitting in the garden, not out out). #vegan #anticonsumption #ethicalshopping
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Spotted on Reddit ...
These 12 companies together own 550+ consumer brands
"I've been researching my grocery list to try and support independent companies/brands but this is madness "
https://www.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/1jnuee4/monopolies_everywhere/
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Results of the one-day boycott of big retailers like Target, Walmart, and Amazon had mixed results.
It's important that we keep up the pressure. I'm not buying anything more than essentials, and buying local as much as possible.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/03/04/did-feb-28-economic-blackout-work/81191601007/
#AntiConsumption #NoBuyFriday #Boycott #Broligarchy #Capitalism
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Buy now! Perfect documentary to get in #antiConsumption #holiday mood:
https://www.netflix.com/de/title/81554996
Well, always interesting to see fellow #productmgmt #ux collegues from FAANG and other bigcorp companies get hunted down by karma. And come back to start something better!
