#overconsumption — Public Fediverse posts
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Am watching a social commentary video about entitled influencers and #overconsumption.
Makes me wonder how empty and unfulfilled the lives of these people must be, so that they overcompensate it with endless #shopping.This also reminds me of a quote from the series "Your Friends & Neighbors" ...
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Who needs #BioLabs when there's all sorts of #bacteria about to be exposed after thousands of years!
Researchers issue warning after making grim #Antarctic discovery: 'We are only beginning to understand'
Story by Daysia Tolentino, January 29, 2026
Excerpt: "A study published in the journal #Biocontaminant examined the effects of #GlacialMelting on our #WaterSupply.
"#Glaciers serve as reservoirs for #AntibioticResistanceGenes, or #ARGs, and other #microbes. When they are released from the ice, they enter our water systems, posing a major health risk to people downstream.
"Millions of people get their water from glacier-fed rivers and lakes. ARGs are strands of DNA that make bacteria more resistant to drugs. When ARGs in #meltwater make their way into our water supply, they become a global public health risk.
"The study emphasizes the importance of viewing glaciers, rivers, and lakes as being part of a 'glacier continuum.' This means they are an interconnected system rather than separate environments.
Why are melting glaciers concerning?
"From our gas-powered cars to #overconsumption, human activity has contributed to the production of heat-trapping gases that warm the planet. Rising global temperatures have caused glaciers to rapidly melt, causing elevated sea levels and releasing ARGs.
"ARGs from melting glaciers are worrisome because they help facilitate the spread of diseases. This threat is compounded by the fact that our growing #microplastic problem is also helping #AntibioticResistant #bacteria breed. As a result, #medicines are being rendered less effective."
#WorldPol #USPol #FossilFuels #FossilFools #Degrowth #RenewablesNow #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #HumanFolly #NewDiseases
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Who needs #BioLabs when there's all sorts of #bacteria about to be exposed after thousands of years!
Researchers issue warning after making grim #Antarctic discovery: 'We are only beginning to understand'
Story by Daysia Tolentino, January 29, 2026
Excerpt: "A study published in the journal #Biocontaminant examined the effects of #GlacialMelting on our #WaterSupply.
"#Glaciers serve as reservoirs for #AntibioticResistanceGenes, or #ARGs, and other #microbes. When they are released from the ice, they enter our water systems, posing a major health risk to people downstream.
"Millions of people get their water from glacier-fed rivers and lakes. ARGs are strands of DNA that make bacteria more resistant to drugs. When ARGs in #meltwater make their way into our water supply, they become a global public health risk.
"The study emphasizes the importance of viewing glaciers, rivers, and lakes as being part of a 'glacier continuum.' This means they are an interconnected system rather than separate environments.
Why are melting glaciers concerning?
"From our gas-powered cars to #overconsumption, human activity has contributed to the production of heat-trapping gases that warm the planet. Rising global temperatures have caused glaciers to rapidly melt, causing elevated sea levels and releasing ARGs.
"ARGs from melting glaciers are worrisome because they help facilitate the spread of diseases. This threat is compounded by the fact that our growing #microplastic problem is also helping #AntibioticResistant #bacteria breed. As a result, #medicines are being rendered less effective."
#WorldPol #USPol #FossilFuels #FossilFools #Degrowth #RenewablesNow #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #HumanFolly #NewDiseases
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Who needs #BioLabs when there's all sorts of #bacteria about to be exposed after thousands of years!
Researchers issue warning after making grim #Antarctic discovery: 'We are only beginning to understand'
Story by Daysia Tolentino, January 29, 2026
Excerpt: "A study published in the journal #Biocontaminant examined the effects of #GlacialMelting on our #WaterSupply.
"#Glaciers serve as reservoirs for #AntibioticResistanceGenes, or #ARGs, and other #microbes. When they are released from the ice, they enter our water systems, posing a major health risk to people downstream.
"Millions of people get their water from glacier-fed rivers and lakes. ARGs are strands of DNA that make bacteria more resistant to drugs. When ARGs in #meltwater make their way into our water supply, they become a global public health risk.
"The study emphasizes the importance of viewing glaciers, rivers, and lakes as being part of a 'glacier continuum.' This means they are an interconnected system rather than separate environments.
Why are melting glaciers concerning?
"From our gas-powered cars to #overconsumption, human activity has contributed to the production of heat-trapping gases that warm the planet. Rising global temperatures have caused glaciers to rapidly melt, causing elevated sea levels and releasing ARGs.
"ARGs from melting glaciers are worrisome because they help facilitate the spread of diseases. This threat is compounded by the fact that our growing #microplastic problem is also helping #AntibioticResistant #bacteria breed. As a result, #medicines are being rendered less effective."
#WorldPol #USPol #FossilFuels #FossilFools #Degrowth #RenewablesNow #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #HumanFolly #NewDiseases
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Who needs #BioLabs when there's all sorts of #bacteria about to be exposed after thousands of years!
Researchers issue warning after making grim #Antarctic discovery: 'We are only beginning to understand'
Story by Daysia Tolentino, January 29, 2026
Excerpt: "A study published in the journal #Biocontaminant examined the effects of #GlacialMelting on our #WaterSupply.
"#Glaciers serve as reservoirs for #AntibioticResistanceGenes, or #ARGs, and other #microbes. When they are released from the ice, they enter our water systems, posing a major health risk to people downstream.
"Millions of people get their water from glacier-fed rivers and lakes. ARGs are strands of DNA that make bacteria more resistant to drugs. When ARGs in #meltwater make their way into our water supply, they become a global public health risk.
"The study emphasizes the importance of viewing glaciers, rivers, and lakes as being part of a 'glacier continuum.' This means they are an interconnected system rather than separate environments.
Why are melting glaciers concerning?
"From our gas-powered cars to #overconsumption, human activity has contributed to the production of heat-trapping gases that warm the planet. Rising global temperatures have caused glaciers to rapidly melt, causing elevated sea levels and releasing ARGs.
"ARGs from melting glaciers are worrisome because they help facilitate the spread of diseases. This threat is compounded by the fact that our growing #microplastic problem is also helping #AntibioticResistant #bacteria breed. As a result, #medicines are being rendered less effective."
#WorldPol #USPol #FossilFuels #FossilFools #Degrowth #RenewablesNow #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #HumanFolly #NewDiseases
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Who needs #BioLabs when there's all sorts of #bacteria about to be exposed after thousands of years!
Researchers issue warning after making grim #Antarctic discovery: 'We are only beginning to understand'
Story by Daysia Tolentino, January 29, 2026
Excerpt: "A study published in the journal #Biocontaminant examined the effects of #GlacialMelting on our #WaterSupply.
"#Glaciers serve as reservoirs for #AntibioticResistanceGenes, or #ARGs, and other #microbes. When they are released from the ice, they enter our water systems, posing a major health risk to people downstream.
"Millions of people get their water from glacier-fed rivers and lakes. ARGs are strands of DNA that make bacteria more resistant to drugs. When ARGs in #meltwater make their way into our water supply, they become a global public health risk.
"The study emphasizes the importance of viewing glaciers, rivers, and lakes as being part of a 'glacier continuum.' This means they are an interconnected system rather than separate environments.
Why are melting glaciers concerning?
"From our gas-powered cars to #overconsumption, human activity has contributed to the production of heat-trapping gases that warm the planet. Rising global temperatures have caused glaciers to rapidly melt, causing elevated sea levels and releasing ARGs.
"ARGs from melting glaciers are worrisome because they help facilitate the spread of diseases. This threat is compounded by the fact that our growing #microplastic problem is also helping #AntibioticResistant #bacteria breed. As a result, #medicines are being rendered less effective."
#WorldPol #USPol #FossilFuels #FossilFools #Degrowth #RenewablesNow #WaterIsLife #OceansAreLife #HumanFolly #NewDiseases
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I don't need any Christmas gifts! I have too much stuff! I'm drowning!
The greatest gift I could get would be a holiday where family and friends come to your home and each unburdens you of one item that's just gathering dust. Just take it away from me! Donate it to charity without me having to make the decision. What a load off my shoulders!
I think this is what we all need.
An antichristmas, if you will.
#christmas #consumerism #OverConsumption #burden #MountainsOfThings
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I don't need any Christmas gifts! I have too much stuff! I'm drowning!
The greatest gift I could get would be a holiday where family and friends come to your home and each unburdens you of one item that's just gathering dust. Just take it away from me! Donate it to charity without me having to make the decision. What a load off my shoulders!
I think this is what we all need.
An antichristmas, if you will.
#christmas #consumerism #OverConsumption #burden #MountainsOfThings
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I don't need any Christmas gifts! I have too much stuff! I'm drowning!
The greatest gift I could get would be a holiday where family and friends come to your home and each unburdens you of one item that's just gathering dust. Just take it away from me! Donate it to charity without me having to make the decision. What a load off my shoulders!
I think this is what we all need.
An antichristmas, if you will.
#christmas #consumerism #OverConsumption #burden #MountainsOfThings
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I don't need any Christmas gifts! I have too much stuff! I'm drowning!
The greatest gift I could get would be a holiday where family and friends come to your home and each unburdens you of one item that's just gathering dust. Just take it away from me! Donate it to charity without me having to make the decision. What a load off my shoulders!
I think this is what we all need.
An antichristmas, if you will.
#christmas #consumerism #OverConsumption #burden #MountainsOfThings
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I don't need any Christmas gifts! I have too much stuff! I'm drowning!
The greatest gift I could get would be a holiday where family and friends come to your home and each unburdens you of one item that's just gathering dust. Just take it away from me! Donate it to charity without me having to make the decision. What a load off my shoulders!
I think this is what we all need.
An antichristmas, if you will.
#christmas #consumerism #OverConsumption #burden #MountainsOfThings
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For years, I have been criticizing over-consumption.
Have you heard about "Buy Nothing Day"? In North America, the United Kingdom, Finland and Sweden, Buy Nothing Day is held the day after U.S. Thanksgiving, concurrent with Black Friday. Elsewhere, it is held the following day, which is also the last Saturday of November. So in Germany, it's on Saturday, November 29.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_Nothing_Day
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"Venice in Italy, the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil, and the Seine River in Paris were among the locations used to explore to potential impacts of the climate crisis by the end of the century. The results are on display at an exhibition in London.
Mark Maslin, a professor of earth system science at University College London, used climate modelling to examine the low-end and top-end damage at each location. His findings were interpreted by a group of artists for the show at the Last Shot Gallery by Back Market. The artistic works are not intended to be taken as literal predictions of what will happen in these locations, but to raise awareness of the threat posed by climate breakdown.
Maslin said the environmental impact of tech consumption was estimated to account for 6% of the human-driven climate crisis; double that of the aviation industry."
#Environment #OverConsumption #ClimateChange #PlannedObsolescence
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Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet | Climate crisis | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/17/overconsumption-before-after-images-tech-harm-planet#technology #overconsumption #climate #pollution #technocentrism
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Cheap, versatile #plastics made throwaway culture explode, fueling #overconsumption and turbocharging corporate profits…
The social costs of our addiction to #disposable plastics are… subtle but significant. #Cooking skills have declined. Sit-down #family meals are less common. Fast #fashion, enabled by synthetic plastic fibers, is encouraging compulsive #consumption and #waste.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/opinion/plastic-trash-disposable.html
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Zustandsbericht: Meere werden immer schneller immer wärmer | tagesschau.de
https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/klima/meere-ozeane-report-100.htmlJa aber Spaß auf Mallorca & Hüttengaudi? Und was ist mit Söders Schweinsbraten & Weidels Schnitzel? Und was machen die ganzen Influencer ohne FastFashion & #overconsumption ?
Nee, sorry Leute, da müssen wir jetzt halt durch, ich will Spaß ich geb Gas in meinem Vorstadtpanzer!
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#overconsumption isn’t cute. you don’t need 47 foundations to feel beautiful. late-stage #capitalism just wants you to think you do.
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Der #bitkom-Verband wirbt: »Mehrheit würde sich von #KI den kompletten #Urlaub planen lassen«:
> #Urlauberinnen und Urlauber lassen sich bisher vor allem Ziele und Unterkünfte von KI vorschlagen.
Nur rund ein Zehntel packt mit KI den KofferDas Weglassen des Wesentlichen (Klima, Abhängigkeit etc.) erinnert mich an meine Kolumne zu Sascha #Lobos Jubel für #AIShopping:
👉 https://blog.campact.de/2024/12/ai-shopping-digitalisierung/#DigitalFairnessAct #Müllfluencing #perplexity #overconsumption #Datenschutz #Klimaschutz #BigTech
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Der #bitkom-Verband wirbt: »Mehrheit würde sich von #KI den kompletten #Urlaub planen lassen«:
> #Urlauberinnen und Urlauber lassen sich bisher vor allem Ziele und Unterkünfte von KI vorschlagen.
Nur rund ein Zehntel packt mit KI den KofferDas Weglassen des Wesentlichen (Klima, Abhängigkeit etc.) erinnert mich an meine Kolumne zu Sascha #Lobos Jubel für #AIShopping:
👉 https://blog.campact.de/2024/12/ai-shopping-digitalisierung/#DigitalFairnessAct #Müllfluencing #perplexity #overconsumption #Datenschutz #Klimaschutz #BigTech
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Der #bitkom-Verband wirbt: »Mehrheit würde sich von #KI den kompletten #Urlaub planen lassen«:
> #Urlauberinnen und Urlauber lassen sich bisher vor allem Ziele und Unterkünfte von KI vorschlagen.
Nur rund ein Zehntel packt mit KI den KofferDas Weglassen des Wesentlichen (Klima, Abhängigkeit etc.) erinnert mich an meine Kolumne zu Sascha #Lobos Jubel für #AIShopping:
👉 https://blog.campact.de/2024/12/ai-shopping-digitalisierung/#DigitalFairnessAct #Müllfluencing #perplexity #overconsumption #Datenschutz #Klimaschutz #BigTech
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Der #bitkom-Verband wirbt: »Mehrheit würde sich von #KI den kompletten #Urlaub planen lassen«:
> #Urlauberinnen und Urlauber lassen sich bisher vor allem Ziele und Unterkünfte von KI vorschlagen.
Nur rund ein Zehntel packt mit KI den KofferDas Weglassen des Wesentlichen (Klima, Abhängigkeit etc.) erinnert mich an meine Kolumne zu Sascha #Lobos Jubel für #AIShopping:
👉 https://blog.campact.de/2024/12/ai-shopping-digitalisierung/#DigitalFairnessAct #Müllfluencing #perplexity #overconsumption #Datenschutz #Klimaschutz #BigTech
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Der #bitkom-Verband wirbt: »Mehrheit würde sich von #KI den kompletten #Urlaub planen lassen«:
> #Urlauberinnen und Urlauber lassen sich bisher vor allem Ziele und Unterkünfte von KI vorschlagen.
Nur rund ein Zehntel packt mit KI den KofferDas Weglassen des Wesentlichen (Klima, Abhängigkeit etc.) erinnert mich an meine Kolumne zu Sascha #Lobos Jubel für #AIShopping:
👉 https://blog.campact.de/2024/12/ai-shopping-digitalisierung/#DigitalFairnessAct #Müllfluencing #perplexity #overconsumption #Datenschutz #Klimaschutz #BigTech
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"We’re now in the throes of Prime Day, an event that defies the laws of time and space to inhabit a full week"
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Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Tianjin on Wednesday, Li reiterated Beijing’s commitment to boosting demand in the world’s second-largest economy and defending globalisation.“This will make China a mega-sized consumption powerhouse, on top of being a manufacturing powerhouse,” Li said at the gathering, also known as Summer Davos.
"""#China #economics #globalization #overconsumption #collapse #degrowth
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@kristiedegaris I've not flown except for work since 1975, and not at all since 2008. There are lots of places around the world that I've never seen and would like to see, and places I have been I'd like to revisit. But these are not big wants. There are also places within cycling distance I've not seen. I'm not persuaded that flying does enhance life much.
And, as you say, the planet cannot afford it.
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@thomasembree this I very strongly believe. Our obsession with acquiring and hoarding things we do not need is destroying the planet on which we depend.
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if humans stop producing more clothes today we have enough till 2025 #overconsumption #overproduction madness
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Libraries are an example of how we don’t need to own everything individually when we have a public system for sharing them. We need to reduce consumption (including sadly books) but we can do it in a way that still enables us to enjoy them #Libraries #Overconsumption #Books
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‘Small and mighty, that’s what we are’: the team turning discarded tents into bags https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/30/small-and-mighty-thats-what-we-are-the-team-turning-discarded-tents-into-bags #Ethicalandgreenliving #Overconsumption #Environment #Recycling #Festivals #UKnews #Waste
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#PelhamAlabama - Pelham Public #Library introduces Library of Things
Published 3:04 pm Monday, April 28, 2025
By Dave Domescik"The Pelham Public Library is offering a new option for patrons who are looking for something other than a new book to read.
"The Library of Things, introduced in April, is available for adult patrons in good standing who have no overdue or lost items and no fines over $10. A Facebook post described some of the items available to patrons.
" 'Need a tool for a quick fix? Want to pump up balloons for a party? Planning a game night? Need a Chromebook or mobile hotspot for work or school? We’ve got you covered,' the post read.
"The new project encourages resource sharing and sustainability, helping the Pelham community save money and reduce waste by providing items like board games, STEM kits, tool sets and tech items. The Library of Things display is near the front desk of the Pelham Public Library on the first floor. Patrons can pick up the display case of the desired item and bring it to the Circulation Desk, where a staff member will then retrieve the real item from the storage shelf in the library.
"Melanie Carden, Pelham Public Library’s library supervisor, explained that the inspiration to launch the Library of Things came from public libraries across the country offering a similar option. These libraries could include anything from tools, electronics, recreational equipment and more.
" 'After looking around at some items we already owned at Pelham Public Library, we wanted to jump on the bandwagon,' Carden said. 'It all started with our #BoardGames. Our large collection of board games was previously used for game nights and events at the library in years past, but attendance had since tapered off. Our solution was to allow patrons to enjoy these items in the comfort of their own home.'
"More than 80 items in the Library of Things were already previously owned by the Pelham Public Library, but donations to the new entity are encouraged.
" 'We hope that our Library of Things, much like our regular library collection, promotes #sustainability by encouraging sharing and the ability to try items before you buy,' Carden said. 'If you need a tool set for a one-time project, we have one for you. If you have friends coming over for game night but don’t want to spend a lot of money on new games, you can put a game on hold to pick up before the event.'
"According to Carden, the Library of Things is based on the 'lend instead of buy' principle and reduces the environmental impact of #OverConsumption. Furthermore, the new option promotes community belonging and mutual learning. Carden briefly described some of the most popular and unique items currently available at the Library of Things.
" 'Our most popular items so far have been the kid-friendly board games, such as Battleship, Guess Who? and Candyland,' Carden said. 'The unique items range from a floppy disk reader to a portable electric balloon pump.'
"To browse the collection in the Library of Things, visit Tinyurl.com/PelhamLOT. Those interested in donating to the Library of Things can email Carden at [email protected] or call the library at 205-620-6418."
https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/2025/04/28/pelham-public-library-introduces-library-of-things/
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/YYHWy#SolarPunkSunday #LibraryOfThings #LibrariesRule #Alabama #Libraries #CircularEconomy #BorrowDontBuy #SharingEconomy #Degrowth
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Tired of #overconsumption? Try this new challenge to break free of #consumerism
https://www.fastcompany.com/91328877/overconsumption-new-challenge-to-break-free
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#Ireland - The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’
A resurgent repair culture has a bottom-up energy, but change is also coming from the top, with the EU’s Right to Repair Directiveby Sylvia Thompson
Mon Jan 20 2025 - 05:00"At repair cafes across the island of Ireland, volunteers fix small pieces of furniture, household electrical appliances and clothing at community venues for free. This movement, which started about 10 years ago – but stalled during the Covid-19 pandemic – is gathering pace again as a kickback against the perils of #overconsumption and as a response to #environmental and cost-of-living crises.
"Tomorrow afternoon, in an industrial unit in #Dublin12, a repair cafe will take place, a community event in which a group of volunteer fixers will repair everything from broken toasters, kettles, coffee machines and air fryers to garments needing new zips or buttons.
"The #DublinMakerRepairCafe in Unit 2B, Motor City, Kylemore Road, #Dublin 12, is one of a number of repair cafe gatherings held throughout the island. Volunteer #fixers also show up for repair events organised in "#CommunityCentres, #libraries and third-level colleges.
" 'I’d do a repair cafe every weekend if I had enough volunteers. I can’t meet the demand from libraries, county councils and community groups,' says Jeffrey Roe, a software and hardware engineer who also runs Tog Hackerspace, which hosts the D12 repair cafes four times a year.
"He says there are three types of people who turn up with broken items to be repaired for free at these community events.
" 'There are the environmentally conscious people who want to get things fixed rather than consume more valuable resources by purchasing new things,' says Roe. 'There are people who want things fixed for sentimental reasons – say a food mixer their mother used or a toy they played with that they want to give to their children. And then, there are the cost-conscious people who find the cost of getting something new too high.' "
#RepairCafes #RightToRepair #BuildingCommunity #ReduceReuseRepair #ReuseRepair
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#Ireland - The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’
A resurgent repair culture has a bottom-up energy, but change is also coming from the top, with the EU’s Right to Repair Directiveby Sylvia Thompson
Mon Jan 20 2025 - 05:00"At repair cafes across the island of Ireland, volunteers fix small pieces of furniture, household electrical appliances and clothing at community venues for free. This movement, which started about 10 years ago – but stalled during the Covid-19 pandemic – is gathering pace again as a kickback against the perils of #overconsumption and as a response to #environmental and cost-of-living crises.
"Tomorrow afternoon, in an industrial unit in #Dublin12, a repair cafe will take place, a community event in which a group of volunteer fixers will repair everything from broken toasters, kettles, coffee machines and air fryers to garments needing new zips or buttons.
"The #DublinMakerRepairCafe in Unit 2B, Motor City, Kylemore Road, #Dublin 12, is one of a number of repair cafe gatherings held throughout the island. Volunteer #fixers also show up for repair events organised in "#CommunityCentres, #libraries and third-level colleges.
" 'I’d do a repair cafe every weekend if I had enough volunteers. I can’t meet the demand from libraries, county councils and community groups,' says Jeffrey Roe, a software and hardware engineer who also runs Tog Hackerspace, which hosts the D12 repair cafes four times a year.
"He says there are three types of people who turn up with broken items to be repaired for free at these community events.
" 'There are the environmentally conscious people who want to get things fixed rather than consume more valuable resources by purchasing new things,' says Roe. 'There are people who want things fixed for sentimental reasons – say a food mixer their mother used or a toy they played with that they want to give to their children. And then, there are the cost-conscious people who find the cost of getting something new too high.' "
#RepairCafes #RightToRepair #BuildingCommunity #ReduceReuseRepair #ReuseRepair
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#Ireland - The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’
A resurgent repair culture has a bottom-up energy, but change is also coming from the top, with the EU’s Right to Repair Directiveby Sylvia Thompson
Mon Jan 20 2025 - 05:00"At repair cafes across the island of Ireland, volunteers fix small pieces of furniture, household electrical appliances and clothing at community venues for free. This movement, which started about 10 years ago – but stalled during the Covid-19 pandemic – is gathering pace again as a kickback against the perils of #overconsumption and as a response to #environmental and cost-of-living crises.
"Tomorrow afternoon, in an industrial unit in #Dublin12, a repair cafe will take place, a community event in which a group of volunteer fixers will repair everything from broken toasters, kettles, coffee machines and air fryers to garments needing new zips or buttons.
"The #DublinMakerRepairCafe in Unit 2B, Motor City, Kylemore Road, #Dublin 12, is one of a number of repair cafe gatherings held throughout the island. Volunteer #fixers also show up for repair events organised in "#CommunityCentres, #libraries and third-level colleges.
" 'I’d do a repair cafe every weekend if I had enough volunteers. I can’t meet the demand from libraries, county councils and community groups,' says Jeffrey Roe, a software and hardware engineer who also runs Tog Hackerspace, which hosts the D12 repair cafes four times a year.
"He says there are three types of people who turn up with broken items to be repaired for free at these community events.
" 'There are the environmentally conscious people who want to get things fixed rather than consume more valuable resources by purchasing new things,' says Roe. 'There are people who want things fixed for sentimental reasons – say a food mixer their mother used or a toy they played with that they want to give to their children. And then, there are the cost-conscious people who find the cost of getting something new too high.' "
#RepairCafes #RightToRepair #BuildingCommunity #ReduceReuseRepair #ReuseRepair
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#Ireland - The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’
A resurgent repair culture has a bottom-up energy, but change is also coming from the top, with the EU’s Right to Repair Directiveby Sylvia Thompson
Mon Jan 20 2025 - 05:00"At repair cafes across the island of Ireland, volunteers fix small pieces of furniture, household electrical appliances and clothing at community venues for free. This movement, which started about 10 years ago – but stalled during the Covid-19 pandemic – is gathering pace again as a kickback against the perils of #overconsumption and as a response to #environmental and cost-of-living crises.
"Tomorrow afternoon, in an industrial unit in #Dublin12, a repair cafe will take place, a community event in which a group of volunteer fixers will repair everything from broken toasters, kettles, coffee machines and air fryers to garments needing new zips or buttons.
"The #DublinMakerRepairCafe in Unit 2B, Motor City, Kylemore Road, #Dublin 12, is one of a number of repair cafe gatherings held throughout the island. Volunteer #fixers also show up for repair events organised in "#CommunityCentres, #libraries and third-level colleges.
" 'I’d do a repair cafe every weekend if I had enough volunteers. I can’t meet the demand from libraries, county councils and community groups,' says Jeffrey Roe, a software and hardware engineer who also runs Tog Hackerspace, which hosts the D12 repair cafes four times a year.
"He says there are three types of people who turn up with broken items to be repaired for free at these community events.
" 'There are the environmentally conscious people who want to get things fixed rather than consume more valuable resources by purchasing new things,' says Roe. 'There are people who want things fixed for sentimental reasons – say a food mixer their mother used or a toy they played with that they want to give to their children. And then, there are the cost-conscious people who find the cost of getting something new too high.' "
#RepairCafes #RightToRepair #BuildingCommunity #ReduceReuseRepair #ReuseRepair
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#Ireland - The rise of repair cafes: ‘It’s not sustainable to keep buying new stuff’
A resurgent repair culture has a bottom-up energy, but change is also coming from the top, with the EU’s Right to Repair Directiveby Sylvia Thompson
Mon Jan 20 2025 - 05:00"At repair cafes across the island of Ireland, volunteers fix small pieces of furniture, household electrical appliances and clothing at community venues for free. This movement, which started about 10 years ago – but stalled during the Covid-19 pandemic – is gathering pace again as a kickback against the perils of #overconsumption and as a response to #environmental and cost-of-living crises.
"Tomorrow afternoon, in an industrial unit in #Dublin12, a repair cafe will take place, a community event in which a group of volunteer fixers will repair everything from broken toasters, kettles, coffee machines and air fryers to garments needing new zips or buttons.
"The #DublinMakerRepairCafe in Unit 2B, Motor City, Kylemore Road, #Dublin 12, is one of a number of repair cafe gatherings held throughout the island. Volunteer #fixers also show up for repair events organised in "#CommunityCentres, #libraries and third-level colleges.
" 'I’d do a repair cafe every weekend if I had enough volunteers. I can’t meet the demand from libraries, county councils and community groups,' says Jeffrey Roe, a software and hardware engineer who also runs Tog Hackerspace, which hosts the D12 repair cafes four times a year.
"He says there are three types of people who turn up with broken items to be repaired for free at these community events.
" 'There are the environmentally conscious people who want to get things fixed rather than consume more valuable resources by purchasing new things,' says Roe. 'There are people who want things fixed for sentimental reasons – say a food mixer their mother used or a toy they played with that they want to give to their children. And then, there are the cost-conscious people who find the cost of getting something new too high.' "
#RepairCafes #RightToRepair #BuildingCommunity #ReduceReuseRepair #ReuseRepair
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Happy International Day of Zero Waste, 30 March, 2025. 2025 Theme: "Towards zero waste in fashion and textiles". This theme focuses on the urgent need to take action to reduce the waste impact from the fashion and textile sector and promote sustainability and circularity.
#internationaldayofzerowaste #zerowaste #zerowasteday #fashion #fashions #textile #textiles #fashionindustry #textileindustry #overconsumption #overproduction #raiseawareness #raisingawareness #waste #sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ
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Happy International Day of Zero Waste, 30 March, 2025. 2025 Theme: "Towards zero waste in fashion and textiles". This theme focuses on the urgent need to take action to reduce the waste impact from the fashion and textile sector and promote sustainability and circularity.
#internationaldayofzerowaste #zerowaste #zerowasteday #fashion #fashions #textile #textiles #fashionindustry #textileindustry #overconsumption #overproduction #raiseawareness #raisingawareness #waste #sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ
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Happy International Day of Zero Waste, 30 March, 2025. 2025 Theme: "Towards zero waste in fashion and textiles". This theme focuses on the urgent need to take action to reduce the waste impact from the fashion and textile sector and promote sustainability and circularity.
#internationaldayofzerowaste #zerowaste #zerowasteday #fashion #fashions #textile #textiles #fashionindustry #textileindustry #overconsumption #overproduction #raiseawareness #raisingawareness #waste #sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ
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Happy International Day of Zero Waste, 30 March, 2025. 2025 Theme: "Towards zero waste in fashion and textiles". This theme focuses on the urgent need to take action to reduce the waste impact from the fashion and textile sector and promote sustainability and circularity.
#internationaldayofzerowaste #zerowaste #zerowasteday #fashion #fashions #textile #textiles #fashionindustry #textileindustry #overconsumption #overproduction #raiseawareness #raisingawareness #waste #sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ
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Happy International Day of Zero Waste, 30 March, 2025. 2025 Theme: "Towards zero waste in fashion and textiles". This theme focuses on the urgent need to take action to reduce the waste impact from the fashion and textile sector and promote sustainability and circularity.
#internationaldayofzerowaste #zerowaste #zerowasteday #fashion #fashions #textile #textiles #fashionindustry #textileindustry #overconsumption #overproduction #raiseawareness #raisingawareness #waste #sofiaflorina #ソフィアフロリナ
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“We are converting so much of the matter on this planet into things we care about for only a few minutes to a few years, but their mark will last forever.”
Nick Heer ruminating on Gabbott and Zalasiewicz’s book “Discarded” (which sounds like a must read and the #vpl has on order 😀).
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#petersinger asked "Would you save a drowning child at the small cost of getting your shirt wet?"
If your answer is yes, you should sacrifice small luxuries like eating out and redirect the savings to #charity .
A tough pill to swallow. But if true, a society that views donation to non-profits as just optional and praiseworthy is evil. It led to #wealthgap , #climatechange , #enshittification and #latestagecapitalism .
Do you agree?
#philosophy #humanitarianaid #ethics #overconsumption -
#Pesticides causing widespread #harm: study
""It's assumed tt pesticides r toxic primarily to e target pest & closely related organisms but this isn't true.. found #pervasive -ve impacts across plants, animals, fungi & microbes, threatening #integrity of #ecosystems" >800 species in land & water assessed to hv suffered detrimental effects.. UN #biodiversity experts warned #overconsumption & #unsustainable #farming r fuelling overlapping crises in #nature & #climate" 🤢
https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2960486/pesticides-causing-widespread-harm-to-animals-and-plants-study -
Hello Fediverse!
:fediverse: :AsSlowAsPossible:
We are a (very slow) movement of idle idealists, who want to save humanity from overperformance.
Please always write our name in correct camel case.
Pressure to perform is the enemy of happiness and the good life for everybody.
Sloth is a virtue.
In this society however, being lazy is also a privilege.
We demand a universal right to be lazy.
Nobody's laziness should create more work for others though. Including machines and "AI".The aim is to consume less and live more.
#introduction #NewHere #sloth #deceleration #mindfulness #WorkLifeBalance #SelfCare #chillax #meditation #InnerPeace #EaseOfMind #zen #irony #satire #SpareTime #procrastination #lazyness #burnout #BurnoutPrevention #avolition #anhedonia #degrowth #OverConsumption #consumption
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Hello Fediverse!
:fediverse: :AsSlowAsPossible:
We are a (very slow) movement of idle idealists, who want to save humanity from overperformance.
Please always write our name in correct camel case.
Pressure to perform is the enemy of happiness and the good life for everybody.
Sloth is a virtue.
In this society however, being lazy is also a privilege.
We demand a universal right to be lazy.
Nobody's laziness should create more work for others though. Including machines and "AI".The aim is to consume less and live more.
#introduction #NewHere #sloth #deceleration #mindfulness #WorkLifeBalance #SelfCare #chillax #meditation #InnerPeace #EaseOfMind #zen #irony #satire #SpareTime #procrastination #lazyness #burnout #BurnoutPrevention #avolition #anhedonia #degrowth #OverConsumption #consumption
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Hello Fediverse!
:fediverse: :AsSlowAsPossible:
We are a (very slow) movement of idle idealists, who want to save humanity from overperformance.
Please always write our name in correct camel case.
Pressure to perform is the enemy of happiness and the good life for everybody.
Sloth is a virtue.
In this society however, being lazy is also a privilege.
We demand a universal right to be lazy.
Nobody's laziness should create more work for others though. Including machines and "AI".The aim is to consume less and live more.
#introduction #NewHere #sloth #deceleration #mindfulness #WorkLifeBalance #SelfCare #chillax #meditation #InnerPeace #EaseOfMind #zen #irony #satire #SpareTime #procrastination #lazyness #burnout #BurnoutPrevention #avolition #anhedonia #degrowth #OverConsumption #consumption
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Hello Fediverse!
:fediverse: :AsSlowAsPossible:
We are a (very slow) movement of idle idealists, who want to save humanity from overperformance.
Please always write our name in correct camel case.
Pressure to perform is the enemy of happiness and the good life for everybody.
Sloth is a virtue.
In this society however, being lazy is also a privilege.
We demand a universal right to be lazy.
Nobody's laziness should create more work for others though. Including machines and "AI".The aim is to consume less and live more.
#introduction #NewHere #sloth #deceleration #mindfulness #WorkLifeBalance #SelfCare #chillax #meditation #InnerPeace #EaseOfMind #zen #irony #satire #SpareTime #procrastination #lazyness #burnout #BurnoutPrevention #avolition #anhedonia #degrowth #OverConsumption #consumption
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Hello Fediverse!
:fediverse: :AsSlowAsPossible:
We are a (very slow) movement of idle idealists, who want to save humanity from overperformance.
Please always write our name in correct camel case.
Pressure to perform is the enemy of happiness and the good life for everybody.
Sloth is a virtue.
In this society however, being lazy is also a privilege.
We demand a universal right to be lazy.
Nobody's laziness should create more work for others though. Including machines and "AI".The aim is to consume less and live more.
#introduction #NewHere #sloth #deceleration #mindfulness #WorkLifeBalance #SelfCare #chillax #meditation #InnerPeace #EaseOfMind #zen #irony #satire #SpareTime #procrastination #lazyness #burnout #BurnoutPrevention #avolition #anhedonia #degrowth #OverConsumption #consumption
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In seiner #Spiegel-Kolumne bewirbt @saschalobo (sieht nicht aktiv aus) die Vorteile von „AI Shopping“ – ein „Megahit“!Dabei blendet er wirklich jeden interessanten und relevanten Aspekt aus. Diese Themen hier zB:
https://blog.campact.de/2024/12/ai-shopping-digitalisierung/ im Blog von @campactMehr Texte: https://blog.campact.de/author/friedemann/
#Lobo #KI #DigitalFairnessAct #Müllfluencing #perplexity #overconsumption #Datenschutz #Klimaschutz #BigTech #