> People individually choose to buy these 'useless cheap low quality gadgets and services' After decades of Hollywood propaganda, non stop advertisement from b

> People individually choose to buy these 'useless cheap low quality gadgets and services' After decades of Hollywood propaganda, non stop advertisement from birth, &c. yes sure the "choose" it. We're still Neanderthals looking for shiny sea shells on a beach, the problem is that it's been weaponised against us. Do people want to doom scroll social medias ? Do people want this sickening political polarisation ? Do people want to retire at 67 ? Did people agree to bail failed banks in 2008 ? Did people agree to go from 1:6 to 1:1000+ employee:employer compensation over the last 100 years ? > and work full-time until retirement instead of living frugally and limiting work time I could keep my lifestyle with 1 day of work a week but no company would hire me for that schedule, but at the same time I'd need to save for 30 years to afford my own place. Most jobs barely pay living wages, talking about frugality and FIRE seems easy in the techbro bubble but it isn't a reality for the vast majority of people. Unless frugality means living in a 30sqm flat and renouncing on basic things like healthcare, vacations, kids, owning your house, &c. that your grandparents could afford while being 10x less productive than we are today > Who are we do prescribe what is best for others? Who are they to prescribe what's best for others ? The propaganda is so deeply rooted that questioning our insane consumerist system triggers allergic reaction such as yours