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> I consume as much as I can but only because the society lets me, and I'm too burdened at the moment to actively change my way of life. Maybe have some sympat
by obmelvin 9y ago
> I consume as much as I can but only because the society lets me, and I'm too burdened at the moment to actively change my way of life.
Maybe have some sympathy for others? If you feel so strongly and yet don't change your actions, I think it's pretty hypocritical to say other people are consuming a bunch of "crap". Don't get me wrong, there is a ton of waste produced in today's world and more of it than we need. But I think it's important to consider that many people struggle to make ends meet and can't afford the time, money or thinking that many of us here have.
- fsloth 9y agoSorry, are we disagreeing on some point? Maybe I missed something. We both agree that the western society consumes too much, and in the part of my comment which you extracted I included myself explicitly in the group of people who consume too much. I am having sympathy for people who consume too much and don't change their ways. I'm the first person I have sympathy for in this as I'm preoccupied by other stuff than my lifestyle choices at the moment. I did not denigrate the people who consume too much, merely the habit of consumption. The actor and the behavior are two different things. Merely behaving in a bad way does not make the person bad. It merely means they have something to improve in their personal conduct. Calling stuff people consume "crap" is not the same thing as insulting people. Although, western commercialism has done a great effort in trying to tie persons self worth to their consumer habits. This psychological link is also crap.