"I bought a NEW electric car and installed new solar panels on my roof with great big Tesla batteries and good lord I'll save some money in seven years if we don't talk about the car payment and installing the EV charger in my garage and the software I now pay for for the life of the gar (which won't be more than ten years anyway). But you know what, the break-even for the planet was on DAY ONE so whoduhthunkit I'm giving myself a good ol' pat on the back"

I see this, the stupidest of all takes, at least ten times a day here on ol' Mastodon.

I get real tired of saying this but let me try one more time, a little louder: THINGS REQUIRE THINGS TO BE MANUFACTURED. Buying new stuff is *not* *ever* an ecological good. EVER. Yes, I said ever. No, not even your solar panels.

Use. Less. Shit.
Stop. Caring. About. Status.
Break. The. Machine.

And save the pat on the back. You've yet to do anything difficult, or which puts you in a position to have to stand against the grain.

Do better.

#Decolonize #Anticapitalism #FuckTesla #FuckYourEV #Indigenous #Degrowth