• glorkon@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    All you can do is stop giving your dollars to the ultra-rich. Don’t buy Teslas. Don’t shop at Amazon. Don’t shop at Walmart. Don’t use Microsoft products. And for all that is good and holy, do not use Facebook.

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      But also maintain an older car for as long as possible, shop at thrift stores, do your own cooking, garden, save meat for special occasions, collect rainwater, get some older used solar panels, and have a small monthly hobby budget. You’ll find you can live so well on so little. For some reason we’ve all been conditioned to act like we’re wealthy for no reason at all. True wealth is freedom from the grind, not a stupid new toy or status symbol.

      Become Hobbit pilled and realize the good life isn’t about isolation and stupid stuff but deep connections with friends and the earth.

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        Yeah. In a nutshell, refuse to participate in capitalism as much as you can.

        But avoiding billionaire companies and their products is a good start.

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          Thats nice and all, but it screams of “stop buying avocado toast”

          Im not broke because i bought the new iphone(i didnt, ugh), im broke because im getting fucked on housing and utilities. And bills which I cant live without, such as my phone and car. I mean i guess i can live without those, so long as living doesnt require a job, and therefore finances. Which it does.