#so is overconsumption

[emptyportrait]

a reminder for those who are willingly ignoring the Palestinian genocide because they are slave to their own comfort.

[usanewstoday6]

[reckonner]

i think we are all kinda poisoned by a culture of nostalgia. you actually dont have to hold onto things forever by romanticizing them and trapping yourself in a cycle of reminiscing. i mean you can do it for a bit but it reaches a point where it doesnt serve you anymore. like listening to music that reminds you of a person and dwelling on the heartache is actually torturing yourself a little IDK like you have free will. stop picking the wound.

[cemetery-baccanal]

my friend got me some merch from a con they went to and AHHHHHHH im so obsessed w sebastians cunty lil outfit ;-;

[desaturate-worlds]

i was thinking about how some people are so against people that rewatch tv shows/movies often and it’s like. i think indicative in a way of the current climate of tv and film.

it’s this idea of “consuming media” which allows us to almost detach from what we’re watching and quickly move onto the next thing as soon as we’re finished. not only is this having negative effects on audiences generally - shortening attention spans, less value + demand for quality writing, etc - but it’s also classifying these shows and movies as “content” and “media” instead of what they are: art.

when you look at movies and tv shows as works of art, it’s hard to argue against rewatching. why wouldn’t i want to see this beautiful thing again? why wouldn’t i want to analyze and pick apart the themes in this series? why wouldn’t i want to catch the things i missed the first time?

when we uphold these art forms for what they are, we see higher quality and more originality. why water things down to their most basic form when we could have these rich works of art?

[ifartconfetti]

Giving daisuke modern interests when the games aesthetics are very 90s-00s. Let this guy talk about neopets or habbo hotel like God intended

[mokeonn]

I'm gonna be REAL honest right now: is there like. ANY proof that websites are censoring "naughty words" and thus you NEED to use the childish tiktok censored replacements, or is it all anecdotal?

I constantly see people claim that they've gotten shadowbanned for not self censoring and people claiming that it's not true and that the posts just flopped and the topic is just a whole mess.

Like, I am clearly of the mind that self censorship like this is bad. End of story. I'm not going to censor the words I say with childish sound-alikes to potentially "make the algorithm happy" and I'm sure as fuck not saying those words in real life because that would just make me look like a fool. I can prove the position of "this self-censorship of difficult topics is harmful", but I constantly see the claims of "shadow bans" being tossed around with very little proof on if shadow bans are happening at all, much less that it specifically happens to people who didn't self-censor suicide to "sewerslide".

[vegance]

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 💀

[lucienarcheron]

As happy as I am that authors get the opportunity for several special editions of their books, this special edition nonsense is getting wayyyy out of hand. At this point, it’s beyond excessive.

[mrsmiroir]

im all about making money but when i see goth influencers with massive pr packages with insane amounts of makeup and clothes and accessories, more than one person could possibly need or even use, i just feel kind of? like what’s the point? what could you possibly need twenty palettes of the same dark shades of eyeshadow for? at what point does it stop being about the community and the subculture and start being about having stuff more stuff and all the stuff?

[sonicnurse]

i wish someone smarter than me could explain why statements like "well it's you own fault if you feel bad you can't read 9 books a week you're the only one putting pressure on yourself and you're being a hater" piss me off so badly

[bunnrio]

i applied to some places today, hopefully i get something so i can buy more clothes and games...

and basic necessities too ig

[blossoms-phan]

everytime I’m mildly inconvenienced or need to spend money I just buy new phracelet beads

[tayloralisonswift]

okay okay oKAY i am reorganizing/organizing-for-the-first-time my bedroom. everything. including and especially all the expired skincare i haven't used in years but has been sitting there because i'm too lazy to put it in the recycling bin

[tara-maclays-gf]

hey. if taylor swift sold her eras tour tickets at 1$ per ticket, she would still make 4.35 million dollars. its insane that her tickets cost upwards of $200 if you get to them before resellers. what the fuck (time magazine)

NOBODY NEEDS THIS MUCH MONEY!!!!!! NOBODY

she made. 3,774 times what the average american makes in a year. only off merch sales. HELLO (sofi learn)

no ethical billionaires under capitalism!!! none!! not even your favorite artist

[sanatomis]

asking for interactions in the jjk fandom feels like this most of the time