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tiktok fear mongering is really somethin else huh...
#dressed up like helpful advice#but meant purely to promote panic#and overconsumption#and generate waste#like the whole leftover rice thing everyone won't shut up about#like i understand that there is truth to it#safe food handling is important#and it's true that everyone should be wary of leftover starches#and the sicknesses you can get from them if you're not careful#but bitches are really like#'never reheat rice. throw it away IMMEDIATELY or youll DIE'#like babe no#you're encouraging people to be wasteful and fear things that are relatively fine#ive been eating leftover rice my whole life#and i aint ever gotten sick#and sometimes ive eaten things i absolutely should not eat#and i wouldn't have been surprised if i DID get sick because of it#i can agree with that and accept that#but i didn't get sick at all#because it's not black and white ya know like it's not a GUARANTEE that if you do one thing wrong youll get botulism and DIE#be safe but don't be overly cautious to the point that you're throwing perfectly good food away because some jabroni on tiktok told you to#im half convinced its a ploy to make people spend more money so daddy capitalism can thrive#don't be tricked
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Sometimes I’ll be having a nice time talking to my friends and then they mention something like „oh yea my new dress from Shein (or Aliexpress/Temu) came in, want to see it??“
And then I’m just like. Oh.
Like it ruins the whole mood. We were chilling. Having a nice time. But now it’s like this uncomfortable air because they brought up one of those companies.
#🚱#I hate fast fashion so much#and overconsumption#then they complain when it’s low quality#like yeah you paid two dollars for it.#what did you expect
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a reminder for those who are willingly ignoring the Palestinian genocide because they are slave to their own comfort.
#Palestine#gaza#rafah#human rights#free palestine#from the river to the sea palestine will be free#individualism#is a plague#so is overconsumption#israel is a terrorist state#jerusalem
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"there's no ethical consumption under capitalism" so consume less!!!!!
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shoutout to that time i got the Pizza Sim bankruptcy ending by the 2nd night..
#pizzeria simulator is genuinely the most stressful fnaf game bc not only do i have to worry about the death machines in the vents#i need to deal with lawsuits. because of the overconsumption demon that posesses me during the tycoon phase#doodles#fnaf#freddy fazbear's pizzeria simulator#michael afton#helpy
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#tiktok#fashion#sustainability#sustainable fashion#overconsumption#climate and environment#enviormentalism#global south
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I'm not listening to a white person on what's racist or insensitive to brown people. read orientalism by edward said before talking to me or my son ever again
#“the take away was literally not a writing exercise” 1. it was 2#2. cant you white bitches do that on a different post#3. telling indians what is and isnt dismissive of what they go through is hmm. what is it called#4. fuck your saviour complex#5. you guys ARE incredibly dismissive of the global south. our lives are just fiction no what you bitches “warn” about is already happening#wanna talk about how american overconsumption is contributing to the climate crisis? or are you too pussy for that#sorry i dont want my post about how i dont want my people to die in heat strokes to be hijacked. be serious for once in your lives#“sci fi writers have been warning about this” cool! wonder where they got that from#plagiarising gayatri spivak cause i hate her. can the subaltern speak or is that too much for your cracker sensibilities
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#please answer. doing research for class#my answer is gluttony btw i HATE overconsumption#not a food thing. a capitalism thing. overconsumption. waste and excess#they call them consumer products on account that you consume
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Thinking of your post on the problems of veganism as a movement vs veganism as a lifestyle choice/one technique amongst many, that also applys super well to my issues with degrowth (And anticonsumerism as well) as a movement vs degrowth as one technique amongst many for dealing with the hydra-crisis of overproduction/resource overuse/destroying people and places for resources.
Like, in particular as an autistic person the continual recurring insistence that we need to just "change our desires" creeps me out. As someone who's difficulties were dismissed as just "having a bad attitude" and who's interests were so often dismissed as a waste of time instead of preparing for a job in the "real world" IDK if they truly understand the full horrifying implications of that line of thought.
So here's the thing with the concept of "overconsumption"
I had to do this whole project on overconsumption in my Anthropology class where I compared my consumption habits to those of someone 2 generations older, the prof clearly had in mind that we would discover a particular result that I did not end up finding.
I had to watch this documentary called "Affluenza" which was all about how Americans consume too much and they shop and buy things for fun and it's killing the planet, and it kept making these statements like "The average american does X..." and "X" would be something insane that I've never dreamed of doing.
Now I technically grew up below the poverty line, we were always financially insecure and struggling to pay bills and there was never any extra money lying around.
But my upbringing felt average, even privileged. We had a house instead of a trailer on cinder blocks, we had food and clothes. Compared to the upbringing of my mom and virtually everyone she knew growing up, we lived in fabulous luxury.
And the "overconsumption" lesson was bizarre to me because it brought up things like "going shopping for fun once a week" and "owning 20+ pairs of shoes" as if they were normal. I wear my clothes until they're unwearable and shop for clothes like once a year, and my mom has half as many clothes as I do. She feels guilty buying anything for herself and HATES shopping.
It feels like the dominant resources on living an eco friendly lifestyle presume that we have far more agency in what we buy and use than we actually do, instead of being stuck with the cheapest or closest available thing, and that our lives are full of extraneous, non-essential "consumption."
That class brought up the idea of "conspicuous consumption" a lot, or buying things to obtain social status instead of for their concrete utility. The way "conspicuous consumption" was addressed in the class was not very immediately relatable to me—I never had the option of buying clothes just to appear "with it" socially. My parents couldn't buy an extra car to fit the aesthetic of the American dream—we had enough trouble keeping the one we had running. The "conspicuous consumption" that class addressed was just not available to me.
However, I don't think conspicuous consumption is endemic to stable members of a certain socioeconomic status, because consumption is partially driven by the trauma of poverty. People who grew up poor will buy you more Christmas gifts than you can store or use, because they want to spare you the shame they experienced. Their brains are molded around the trauma of not having enough, and giving you enough is their way of keeping you safe.
Conspicuous consumption as a habit is pushed on you if your ancestors were shaped by this trauma. It is a misrepresentation to think of it as driven by pride, because your ability to perform the behaviors and mimic the appearances of a higher socioeconomic status has a concrete effect on how people treat you.
I know J.D. Vance is a nutjob now and Hillbilly Elegy was...not great (I'm more appalachian than you bitch, and I'm not even appalachian!) but the one thing that book got incredibly right was the idea of "social capital" and the way access to financial security and wealth gives you social capital. This is the main thing the current understanding of "conspicuous consumption" gets wrong—the need to escape the appearance and behaviors of poverty is seen as vain and self-indulgent, when it's a survival mechanism and it's something you're expected to engage in to gain opportunities and respect.
Poverty is humiliating. People with money never think about the fact that they have money. They think of themselves as average, if they think of themselves in terms of socioeconomic status at all. Being poor ends up embedded in the grooves and folds of your brain.
I remember when I was about 12, I gave my friend an informal tour of our house the first time she came over, showing her every room. I realized later that this wasn't exactly a normal behavior—I had done it because my mom did the same thing when she brought her friend over, and my mom had done it because it was a way of saying look, I survived. Look, I have a place to live to call my own, isn't this nice?
At its worst, anti-consumerism just reinforces the myth that your consumption is purely a matter of personal choice. And unfortunately when the conversation is ruled by the privileged, this idea will appear substantiated—because rich people can choose the aesthetics of poverty without concretely affecting the way the world treats them. A rich person can choose to live in a "tiny house" but they will never be "trailer trash."
Anti-consumerism revolves around ideas that are almost irreparably tainted by the mythology of an unequal society. Rich people possess and control the aesthetic of restraint and frugality, allowing them to playact living a Simple Life where they live in a tiny minimalist cottage and eat Healthy Vegan Oat Gruel, while McDonalds is the emblem of American excess. It is poor people's behaviors and habits that exemplify excess and greed.
Anti-consumerism isn't going to change anything until it openly confronts the fact that poverty is traumatic and consumption patterns often arise from poverty survival mechanisms.
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get off ur phone☆ . °🎀
we live in a time where overconsumption is normalized, however it isn’t normal at all. spending countless hours scrolling on ur phones is NOT healthy and will never be in any sense healthy.
especially in such a busy time to be alive, we always feel as though we have to be DOING something to be productive, but sometimes doing nothing is more productive.
when i say doing nothing, i mean taking time to sit with ur own thoughts. most ppl nowadays have grown an addiction to the dopamine that u get from using ur phone/computer. because of this they don’t truly KNOW themselves.
some ways that u can start STOP overconsuming is by paying attention. become conscious of when you are over consuming. some ppl put time limits on the apps on their phone. what i do personally is i take 10 minutes to just sit alone with my thoughts. no distractions, just me and my thoughts.
with countless distractions we end up missing out on the experiences of life. we aren’t truly LIVING. and because of this we miss out on time that we cannot get back.
#it girl#becoming that girl#self love#self care#that girl#it girl energy#dream girl#healthy lifestyle#lifestyle#femininity#overconsumption#self improvement#self discipline
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I think we spend too much time thinking about Adrien buying a bunch of Ladybug merch and not enough time thinking about him making his own. Taking all those boring white Gabriel pieces of clothing and dyeing them red. Painstakingly adding spots to them. Marinette teaching him how to sew so he can rip apart his old clothes and use the fabric to make something new. Embroidering "Lady's Man" onto clothing he already wears. Learning how to crochet so he can make LB plushies.
#miraculous ladybug#adrien agreste#we have a tendency to find overconsumption like. funny? and idk i just dont think that's adrien#I think he would much rather pour his heart and soul into making stuff#recognize the value of the love and effort he puts into upcycling clothes into ladybug-theme#than buy a bunch of never ending merch that's mostly made of plastic and underpays their workers#i just think the boy deserves more credit!! his affection for ladybug and ladybug-style clothing/products is pure!!#he would absolutely pay higher prices for sustainably made things#but he also would value putting in the effort to make his own#he is the Truest ladybug fan and he would not put in less than 1000%#and I believe in him!!!#no one is more powerful than a neurodivergent with a hyperfixation!!
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overconsumption in rich countries is chronic and unsustainable but by that I mean if we keep going it'll kill us. with this in mind it's pretty unfortunate how fashion brands have bred a youth culture where personal expression (and even personhood as a whole?) is based primarily on how one dresses, but in this case it doesn't at all mean making or modifying or repurposing older clothes as many past protest subcultures did, it just means buying loads of stuff you don't need and calling it core to your sense of self. the whole seasonal collection changeovers the industry does is already terrible but the fact it doesn't seem like more young people are vocally calling out this manufactured identity making is pretty dire. like this is co-optation of self-expression by multiple industries... I'm almost anti-consumption at this point like we just don't need any of this stuff )):
like yes buying secondhand is good but even better would be to not base your self-expression on mix-and-match clothing items or aesthetics or whatever to begin with. free your mind, instead become known as the woman who can identify all the regional plants or rock climb or something
#the fashion industry obv isn't the only source of overconsumption in the global north#I'm just sick of all these ppl wearing all this crazy tacky stuff and thinking they're the weirdos or the counter-culture or smthn#actually you've sold your soul \:#moth.txt
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idk about yall but im boycotting for LIFE. there r other coffee shops, there r other places for me to get food, and i certainly dont need the new iphone. and lets not stop at boycotting unethical brands. I like to think i was already a consious consumer, but im stepping it up. Im thinking LONG AND HARD about buying anything non essential. we ALL NEED TO STEP IT UP. you do not need that new throw pillow. new sweater. new mug. new candle. new lipstick. new whatever. STOP BUYING SO MUCH SHIT!! IT WILL NOT FILL THE VOID INSIDE YOU!! WE HAVE SO MUCH POWER IN WHO WE GIVE OUR MONEY TO!!
#boycott starbucks#boycott mcdonalds#boycott#consious consumerism#overconsumption#capitalism#activism
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oh my god, i hate bookstagrammers/booktokers
instagram
look me in the eye and tell me that this isn't overconsumption 💀 (you're lying, or incredibly blind)
im so mad rn i dont trust myself to talk so i'll show some ss of the comments
these book girlies will defend literally anything (including DESTROYING THE ENVIRONMENT) as long as it fits their quirky book aesthetic.
By this logic, fast fashion is acceptable and cool and cute as long as the buyer wears every single item once in their life. And, sure, she might indeed read all these and cherish them etc etc but she's glorifying the culture here. what happens when all of her followers follow in her footsteps and impulsively buy 100 books because their favourite bookstagrammer made it seem cool? how many trees will we have left????
the worst part is that 95% of the comments are PRAISING HER! going as far as to say "proud of you" and "i wish i could do this" ???? HELLO???
the 5% who speak up are met with the flimsy argument "its not overconsumption if she reads all of them!" (which i have alrdy countered above) OR they say "stop judging" (tf? we're literally caring about the environment here 💀)
AND.
"whats wrong about buying art? we're supporting the authors!🥺" it's not wrong to buy art/books. however, it IS wrong to buy 100 books at the same time and GLORIFY it, on an account with tons of followers which are bound to idolise your actions and do the same
not to mention that she got these from amazon 💀
anyone who disagrees, FIGHT ME.
#booklr#books#fourth of wings#iron flame#bookstagram#booktok#bookblr#bookworm#books and reading#books and libraries#books and literature#literature#fast fashion#overconsumption#consumerism#instagram#vix's library#sleepy vix
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targeted ad - microfic
Wednesday stepped into her shared bedroom after the sun had set one evening, finding Enid holding out a little blue bag with orange drawstrings. She wore a beam of a smile so big, it practically hurt Wednesday’s eyes as much as the offensive color scheme of the package clashing with her overly printed sweater.
“Finally, you’re back! I saw this on Insta, and I know you’ll think this is totally lame and not your thing, but it’s also - fully you.”
Wednesday tried not to wrinkle her nose. “I believe we’ve spoken about you giving in to targeted advertisements on my behalf. You have to stop allowing corporations to get the best of you, Enid. The American dollar is worth less every day, partially due to the over consumption of cheap goods manufactured overseas.”
Rolling her eyes, Enid pulled open the strings of the bag, still wearing a smirk. “These aren’t cheap, okay? And yes, it was targeted at me, for you, and I’m aware I’m playing capitalist games, or whatever,” She said in Wednesday’s classic deadpan voice. “But this one got me right through the heart and I couldn’t help myself. You only accept dead-accurate shots. So, reach in!”
Giving her own eyes a spin, Wednesday placed her backpack on Enid’s colorful quilt on her bed and closed her eyes, reaching into the bag. Her fingers gripped around something surprisingly soft and squishy. Pulling it out, she stared harshly at a six-inch wide plush raincloud, with a severe frown stitched onto it with a face and…feet.
“Isn’t it so cute!? And what totally sold it – guess what the name of it is?”
“Sunny,” Wednesday quipped flatly.
“Amuseable Storm Cloud! That’s what your dad calls you sometimes!”
“I can’t say I find it amusing,” She grumbled, placing it flat on her palm, taking in how the legs sort of dangled over the edge while it pouted.
“Well, I think it’s very fitting. Thing likes it!”
The hand gave a thumb up from where he appeared over Enid’s shoulder. Enid picked it up the plush with a little squeak of a sound, squishing the sides of it together before holding it up next to Wednesday’s face, giving a delighted nod. “Yup – as I expected. You’re twins.”
“The doctor said I ate mine in the womb,” Wednesday argued.
Enid continued to glow, skipping across the floor and putting it on a shelf next to one of Wednesday’s taxidermized squirrels. “Not your usual sort of stuffed creature, but for sure – less likely to decompose.”
“I’m very good at my craft. You don’t know what chemicals they put in the polyester stuffing. No doubt some sort of acidic compound that could burn through your skin and lead to necrosis. I’d argue that’s worse than decomposition of the dead.”
“Sounds like a Wednesday Addams personal challenge,” Enid teased, bringing the stuffed storm cloud back and waving it in front of Wednesday’s face. “Give it a hug – see if it causes you to burn from inside to outside!”
When she didn’t move a muscle, Enid carried on, “Unless, of course – you’re scared to hug a plushie. I get it. Very intimidating to show such vulnerability in the privacy of your own room.”
Without betraying a single movement of her face, Wednesday reached out, squished the plush creature to her chest, then threw it across the room when Thing snapped a picture of the moment on one of Wednesday’s old timey cameras and the flash went off.
Enid chastised him and picked it up as Wednesday sat herself at her desk, pretending not to be any further fazed. Enid sat the plush beside her typewriter and slid a hug over Wednesday’s shoulders, holding on for about ten seconds. Just when Wednesday felt her about to pull up, she lifted a hand, clutching her arms together over them before turning her face upside down to look at Enid – where her frown would be a smile.
“Thank you for thinking of me.”
“Always, Storm Cloud.”
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Black Menagerie Update coming tomorrow | buy your own Amuseable Jellycat Storm Cloud here
#this user supports the overconsumption of jellycats#this was my own targeted ad today and i do find it amuseable#wenclair#wednesday 2022#fanfic#layla's >5k challenge
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it’s just hard for me to comprehend sometimes how some people can see the absolute horror that „livestock“ animals go through, the environmental destruction our overconsumption causes, the horrific working conditions of the people who make fast fashion….
and then somehow draw the conclusion that they themselves are the biggest victim in this situation, because someone has dared to suggest to them they try stop flying, stop eating animals, start buying second hand. I could just never….
and so many „left wing“ people from rich countries claiming that being asked to do this is somehow discriminatory, and „white colonialist“ and „classist“ like please be serious or stfu you just don’t want to have to question your own overconsumption 💀
#I’m so done with bad faith actors#do what you can#you do not have a right to overconsumption#veganism
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