We are watching #ICE agents aka weak foot soldiers, kill people in the streets.
The same way the US empire has been funding a #genocide for decades and throughout history to maintain dominance.
This has been normalized in our #capitalist and #consumerist culture. It is not just or moral.
If the people don't shut it down via #generalstrike and #workingclass #solidarity, history has shown us, another power eventually will.
The USA experiment is a complete failure.
as long as the wealthy, which is a good part of us white people, do not change their #consumerist, #extractivist, #capitalist, #collionalist ways, are not willing to live with less so others can live at all - this is the future we are going:
more & more authoritarian nations ending the world in endless war over the last bits & pieces that help them pretend that one day all of their peasants will get rich if they just support another #war. #trump just drew the blueprint for it.
How #consumerist #capitalism defeated #environmentalism: ”Consumer choice”
By appealing to a naive & narrow idea of ”freedom”, environmentally friendly products were cast as niche.
By being priced above what poor people could afford, they were bound to become an elitist product from the start.
Environmentalists supporting this scam painted themselves into a corner: Environmentalism was not for the poor, who were left out of the hope of saving the planet.
Finally, they grew tired of it.
Or it's a rejection of #mindlessconsumption?
Commentary: Is #underconsumption the new #consumption?
"Every generation thinks that they have stumbled onto something new & innovative, but soon realises tt it’s mostly been done before. With underconsumption core, I doubt tt anyone #GenX & older will bat an eyelid.. Underconsumption - or just normal consumption - requires practices tt #overconsumption doesn't: #Selfdiscipline & #restraint, especially in a #consumerist world"
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/underconsumption-trend-tiktok-regular-consumption-recycle-second-hand-frugal-4682346
@pixel @lumi then I guess the level of pain isn't high enough for them to make the switchover to something evidently better...
Call me a "#BenevolentDictator" in that sense, but I refuse to obey #TechIlliterates demanding me to use #enshittified garbage...
And yes, it's hard not to become bitterly sarcastic about this issue...
Starting university? Here’s the ultimate guide on what to take – by students themselves.
Good concept for an article that then turns into full-on #consumerist bollox; from the ‘environmentally conscious’ daily newspaper, The Guardian.
🤦🏻♂️
And now, a quick little list of sites I used to visit daily, but have fallen off my radar - with reason why.
#IMDB
Amazon killed off the news sections, so I now only use it to look things up.
#boxofficemojo
Amazon killed off the news sections. Replaced with TheNumbers.
The #Consumerist
Site sold then shutdown.
#Lifehacker
Changes in leadership and ownership caused site content to become more "mainstream" and clickbait like.
#Last.fm
Site design pushed social media aspects above discovery. Radio service discontinued.
#Google Music
Site focus changed from listening to my uploaded music to buying new music. Replaced with Jellyfin.
reddit
CEO fully stated his soulless love for money. Replaced with Lemmy.
#twitter
Site purchased by #elonmusk. Replaced with Mastodon.
Geeks of Doom
Site no longer updated.
Oh, the Horror!
Site no longer updated.
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