well isn't this dystopia creepy...

"Meet 'Patty', Burger King's AI chatbot assessing staff's friendliness"

but wait, burger king's President Tom Curtis left his phone number (305) 874-0520 "to share thoughts"

go get 'em! 🫡

(example script: Take your AI BigBrother and go f yourself Tom!)

#Politics #BigBrother #AntiConsumerism

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/02/26/burger-king-ai-chatbot-patty-employee-friendliness/88879396007/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

If building an "analog bag" means doing an Amazon haul, you're missing the point entirely. You're just swapping TikTok dopamine for shopping dopamine. Dig through your junk drawer, fix something you already own, or at least buy it used.

#DigitalSovereignty #DigitalMinimalism #RightToRepair #AntiConsumerism #Analog #FediTips #Mastodon

The gift economy predates commerce — voluntary connection without ledgers or calendar mandates. Then marketing discovered it could sell obligation back to us as tradition.

Christmas gatherings reveal what persists underneath: candies made by hand, genuine listening, rare moments when someone actually wants to know what you think.

Not scheduled. Not obligatory. Just real.

🔗 https://kairos-prometheon.com/en/blog/2025-12-24-gift-beneath-transaction/

#GiftEconomy #Christmas #Voluntaryism #AntiConsumerism #Sovereignty #Authenticity #Philosophy

#Solarpunk: Off the grid and into the future- Inside the movement transforming #ClimateAction

by Ebin Gheevarghese, 28/11/2025

"The dominant narrative of our time scrolls endlessly toward catastrophe, each headline a confirmation that we’re locked into systems designed to fail, but #solarpunk emerges as something different entirely: a movement blending art, literature, activism, and tangible real-world projects that dares to ask not 'what’s the worst that could happen?' but rather 'what’s the best we can actually build?'

"At its core, solarpunk envisions a world reorganized around #RenewableEnergy, genuine #cooperation, and #SustainableDesign that doesn’t sacrifice beauty or dignity in the process. The key themes include #AntiConsumerism, #CommunityAction, #localism, and what activists call #PrefigurativePolitics, which is essentially the idea that we should live the change we wish to see starting immediately, not someday when conditions magically align.

"The 'punk' in solarpunk carries real weight. The movement is fundamentally #countercultural, resisting both technological determinism and the business-as-usual [#BAU] thinking that’s driving us toward ecological #collapse. Solarpunk centers #decolonial values, #PostCapitalist ideals, and genuine #SelfSufficiency rather than the performative sustainability of #CorporateGreenwashing."

Read more:
https://countercurrents.org/2025/11/solarpunk-off-the-grid-and-into-the-future-inside-the-movement-transforming-climate-action/

#SolarPunkSunday #Decolonize #BuildingCommunity #LtG #ABetterWorld #StabilizedWord #ClimateAction #ClimateAdaptation

REMINDER tomorrow is ”DON’T MAKE JEFF BEZOS NOR HIS CONSPIRACY OF #TECHBROS RICHER” day.

#blackout #blackFriday and don’t give your money to fascists.

#antifa #anticonsumerism #scAmazon

soy una chica trans vegana, neurodivergente, furry gatuna que se dedica a la administración de sistemas y algo de desarrollo web.

uso pronombres ella/suya/de ella/la. soy demiromántica, aegosexual y poly. a veces publico cosas estando cachonda o de coña (depende de la alieación de planetas).

me siento apreciada cuando la gente interactua conmigo directamente en vez de yo tener que tomar la iniciativa.

como digo arriba, soy vegana. si vas a justificar cosas como la mutilación genital incondicional u otras prácticas no éticas contra individuos de otras especies, cállate, ve al rincón y piensa sobre tu mierda de vida.

tengo opiniones duras respecto a la eficiencia y uso equipamiento de bajos recursos. soy minimalista porque sí y porque me ayuda con el déficit de atención. odio el consumismo y todo lo derivado del mismo.

así que, si vas a hablarme de tu nuevo pc, de los 2 tb que tienes en tu pc ocupados con 100 peliculas podrí'as, los 1000 juegos que tienes en steam y no juegas, tus servidores en producción comprados con la pasta que te sobra y la mierda de movil que te compraste para jugar a videojuegos, múdate a /dev/null

#vegan #vegana #lowspec #anticonsumerism

Notre société de consommation aspire petit à petit notre âme, notre vitalité 👻🤑
« J’veux pas de la consommation, j’veux de la vie ! »

#anticonsumerism #anticonsommation #vie #nature #consommationresponsable #consommerautrement #zerodechet #art #citation #bonheur

Me (shopping around on #LexCorp): Mmm, this 12oz #YerbaMate gourd I got is just way too big. I can never finish it in a day. Oh, this 8oz one looks really nice! It's only $9!

*POOF* A winged, portly lady wearing sweatpants and a hoodie appears amidst a shimmering blue light, hovering in my room. She is holding a magic wand, which may actually be a miniature magical rubber stress-relieving mallet.

Me: "WHO ARE YOU?!?"

ACFG: "Why silly Dane, I'm your anti-consumerist fairy godmother!"

Me: "Anti-Consumerist Fairy Godmother!?"

ACFG: "Yes, but you don't have to capitalize my name. I'm chill."

Me: "Oh. Well, hi, anti-consumerist fairy godmother. What do you want??"

ACFG: "To bop you on your cute little forehead and to remind you that you don't HAVE to buy a new mate, you can just pour in less yerba, you lunkhead!"

*BONK!*

The world goes dark for a moment. Feeling slightly dizzy, I open my eyes. I close the amazon window and go on about my day.

#FediStory #Humor #AntiConsumerism #Consumerism