heapinfrimpwho gives a buc
#mastoart #bucees #america #oil #gasoline #commercialism #neocolonialism #patheticsnake #tomahawkmissile #petroleum #waste #garbage
Protyus A. Gendher
Panthenogenesis of Power – Post 4 — Industrialization and the Panthenogenesis of Power
The Industrial Revolution transformed food from a natural relationship into a commodified product governed by mechanization, monetization, and ultra-processing. This evolution created profit-driven…
WIST QuotationsA quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson
To give the public what they do not want, and yet expect to be supported: we have there a strange pretension, and yet not uncommon, above all with painters. The first duty in this world is for a man to pay his way; when that is quite accomplished, he may plunge into what eccentricity he likes; but emphatically not till then.Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
Essay (1888-09), “A Letter to a Young Gentleman Who Proposes to Embrace the Career of Art,” Scribner’s Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3
More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-robert-lou…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertlouisstevenson #art #artistry #commercialism #creativity #earnings #income #makingaliving #makingmoney #practicality #pragmatism #publicopinion #responsibility #writing
Stevenson, Robert Louis - Essay (1888-09), "A Letter to a Young Gentleman Who Proposes to Embrace the Career of Art," Scribner's Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3 | WIST Quotations
To give the public what they do not want, and yet expect to be supported: we have there a strange pretension, and yet not uncommon, above all with painters. The first duty in this world is for a man to pay his way; when that is quite accomplished, he may…
A quotation from Bill Watterson
HOBBES: Van Gogh would’ve sold more than one painting if he’d put tigers in them.Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1990-10-14)
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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #tiger #ego #vanity #art #commercialism #consumer #painting #sales #sell #sellingout #subject
Jack Vance"Every year around this time, I experience a vague sense of unease. The source or even the nature of this feeling has been elusive. I now have a hunch about what it is and where it comes from. It is a response to coordinated efforts to manipulate me into buying more crap I don’t need."
Miss GayleYes, *Virgina, there is a happy degrowth future possible.
"I can’t help but compare the abundance & serenity of my personal life to the ongoing chaos &collapse in the wider world. I almost feel guilty sometimes...My comfortable life is proof that localizing & degrowth are perfectly possible, preferable even..."
Link: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-12-10/making-home-in-the-holidays/
*Young folks might not get the reference - ideas live & endure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes,_Virginia,_there_is_a_Santa_Claus
#Holidays #Commercialism #Capitalism #Community #Sustainability
ra schmi#Freitag
Am kommenden ist ja mal wieder dieser unrühmliche, doofe, #Dingenstag. Ich werde an diesem #Tag dann einfach mal nicht online sein, maximal zu #Dienstzwecken.
Dann haben die #Bekloppten etwas mehr #Bandbreite um sich auszutoben (-:
#BlackFriday #Kommerz #commercialism
Am kommenden ist ja mal wieder dieser unrühmliche, doofe, #Dingenstag. Ich werde an diesem #Tag dann einfach mal nicht online sein, maximal zu #Dienstzwecken.
Dann haben die #Bekloppten etwas mehr #Bandbreite um sich auszutoben (-:
#BlackFriday #Kommerz #commercialism
C.My local grocery stores are selling boxed "pre-made gingerbread houses".
Why is this a thing that even exists?
#gingerbread #GingerbreadHouse #lazy #commercialism #WarOnChristmas #WarOnXmas
Paul Giulan#authoritarianism #banking #birthrate #capitalism #civilwar #civilization #climatechange #commercialism #corporatism #consumerism #culture #crime #debt #democracy #education #economics #financialization #finance #governance #housing #health #history #immigration #individualism #intelligence #mafia #macroeconomics #monotheism #money #monopoly #military #media #nationalism #natality #politics #power #psychology #religion #society #sociology #uspol #war #wealth
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Secret History #2: How Societies Collapse
AltAndPaper EN｜Satire NewsThe Mystery of the Universe, Now Monetized. New Comet "Seafood" Generates Ad Revenue with Every Observation
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has sold the naming rights of a newly discovered comet to a major food corporation. Named "C/2025 T1 Seafood," the comet triggers sponsor payments to the discoverer's account each time it is observed by NASA telescopes.
https://alt.andpaper.net/en/articles/20251022-comet-cup-noodle/
#comet #commercialism #astronomy #space-development
