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Not really. I think we should operate such that consumption is slightly negative to begin with. imo, buying something you need is good, but then you don't need
by ajkjk 6y ago
Not really. I think we should operate such that consumption is slightly negative to begin with.
imo, buying something you need is good, but then you don't need an ad to tell you to do it. Buying something you want is good. Buying something you neither need nor want is bad. Allowing something to manipulate you to want more stuff seems bad compared to it not happening.
- gundmc 6y ago> Buying something you neither need nor want is bad. Allowing something to manipulate you to want more stuff seems bad compared to it not happening. Okay, those are the qualifiers I was looking for. That makes sense. It sounded like you were taking a stance against all purchases and not just excesses.
- ajkjk 6y agoI sort-of am: I'd say it seems most reasonable to assign a negative reaction to any purchases, so the positive reasons need to be enough to justify it.