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> this article is predicated on the belief that we should make it really easy to consume things. It's not that we "should make" - it's already the case. We liv
by toyg 4y ago
> this article is predicated on the belief that we should make it really easy to consume things.
It's not that we "should make" - it's already the case. We live in a society built on consuming things. All the personal hacks in the world will not change that fact, opting out is a delusion. The only choice is between letting the market follow its natural monopolistic instincts, and nudging it towards sharing profits more widely.
- mxkopy 4y agoI don't like this take. On one hand I feel naive for thinking we don't have to play prisoner's dilemma. On the other, this feels depressingly fatalistic. Not saying it's wrong. It just feels bad.
- xwolfi 4y agoIt changes with age I think. I would have thought the same as that guy in my 20s, but in my 30s now, I dont have accounts anywhere like amazon or facebook or google, I keep 3 people in my phone, I buy cheap stuff, focus on my kid and my work and I dont really feel we live in a consumption world.
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- toyg 4y agoWell, I'm in my 40s, so I guess eventually you'll come around...