Good for them for taking a stand against consumerism, but their personal shopping habits (even collectively, they equal less than a drop in an ocean) aren't going to change neither climate change, nor inflation.
This idea that "every little helps" is just more of the same "personal responsibility" those who are actually responsible but refuse to be held accountable push on to the rest of the population to distract us from their own actions.
The only way to fight climate change (and be rid of the artificial concept that is inflation, which is there solely to make the rich richer) is by removing the cancer, rather than continue to apply band aids to it, and abolishing capitalism.
They do not care about one person doing this, however when all people do it or just a large group they do care.
The simple truth is that abolishing capitalism is not going to solve the climate crisis alone. Just due to all companies becoming cooperatives, does not mean everybody can just drive around in monster trucks, eat steak all day and live in giant mansions. As a matter of fact to solve the climate crisis, abolishing consumerism is a necessity. The way to stop that, is just very simply to consume less. Obviously that has to be done partly by laws like banning business jets for example, but those laws require a cultural shift. That means some people have to go ahead and be an example.
This "the big guys up top, have to solve the crisis" is just a way to deny any sort of responsiblilty and therefore ends up without any sort of action.
The people seem to have forgotten that their capitalist overlords can only overlord because of the money we give them and let's be fair, most of those purchases are stupid crap to give us a seratonin boost. All I'm tryin ta say is I also get a seratonin boost every time their stocks crash because of a poor earnings report, so let's all just not buy stuff for awhile.
Instead of No Nut November let's try a No Sales September or something
Just due to all companies becoming cooperatives, does not mean everybody can just drive around in monster trucks, eat steak all day and live in giant mansions.
So your only argument is a strawman? (I never said anything like that, nor do you seem to have a grasp on the impacts capitalism actually has or what the aims of abolishing it are)
This “the big guys up top, have to solve the crisis” is just a way to deny any sort of responsiblilty and therefore ends up without any sort of action.
You keep believing that, and continue to be completely non critical of who is promoting that notion to you and why (also another strawman, because not buying in to these useless distraction campaigns in no way shape or form means inaction, if anything, it's usually the opposite, anti capitalists aim at the core of the issue, while tokenistic behaviour makes you feel like you've contributed when in reality you've impacted literally fuck all but your own ego - there's a reason my comment made you defensive)..
If enough people stopped buying crap that would be good start on abolishing capitalism. In order to change society you need people to take responsibility and change their habits. I find it very suspect tbat so many like you try so vehemently to discourage people from making any changes.
so vehemently to discourage people from making any changes.
Literally never happened, but sure..
Leftist: take the problem more seriously, we require systemic solutions to make systemic change (E: and literally saying good for these people for consuming less ffs)
Lib, with their fingers in their ears: sToP tEllInG pEoPlE nOt tO Do aNyThinG!!12
Adeline Um, a 27-year-old living Boston musician, has recommitted to using every ounce of skincare products from their bottles, as well as continuing to use scruffed-up but functional makeup brushes and wearing 15-year-old clothes.
“I really dislike throwing away food or like when food is rotting. I just feel so guilty about that.”
“You don’t need to buy a new set of hair straighteners just because your current ones are crusty,” she said. “If it still works, it still works. For me, it’s actually been a great reminder.”
When some CEO or economist goes on the evening news claiming that young people are deliberately sabotaging the economy (and their profits) by not consuming as much as previous generations, that's the 'under' in underconsuming.
I just don't understand the goal other than reinforcing class lines and demonizing the poor. It's like they're convincing business constituents that there's still a wealth of untapped capital just hiding in people's (especially younger people's) savings accounts. Are they grifting other business people or pushing policy?
Underconsumptioncore is a trend on TikTok where young people are choosing to buy less and focus on using what they already have. This is a reaction to the overwhelming pressure to consume that is often seen on social media. Gen Z, the generation that has grown up during a time of economic anxiety and environmental concern, is particularly receptive to this message.
For some, underconsumptioncore is a way to save money. But for others, it's more about rejecting the idea that they need to constantly buy new things in order to be happy or successful. This trend is part of a larger movement among Gen Z to be more mindful of their spending and their impact on the world.
I'm 1997. I've learned the cutoff for generations is major societal/cultural impacts, like whether one remembers 9/11 or not makes you a late millennial or early gen Z. I've met people within a year of my age who remember it and consider themselves millennials, while I have no recollection so I've always considered myself a gen Z.