I think it's actually the other way around. . . consumerism was an intentional choice on a government level, pushed in the 50s to help the country recover from war, that fractured community. I really need to get around to reading A Consumer' Republic by Lizabeth Cohen, because I feel like it could answer a lot of my questions around this.
All that just to have more garbage in their house that they'll probably never use again 😮💨 I'm American and this hits. 'We are now only connected by what we buy,' absolutely hit and made me feel like I live in an episode of Black Mirror
So true. Not an American, a European. However, when I go out (from my property in the countryside- I ran away from the capital), I feel as if I am in Black Mirror. Every contact with a human being is one of the episodes- each human, each episode. Sometimes, I think that Matrix is overlapping. 😱 Am I getting crazy, or passersby? 👀😑
when i had a kid someone told me "you have tl buy them xyz bwcause when they get to school and other kids have it theyll feel left out and rejected." like hello?? it is safe and healthy for kids to learn that everyone has different interests and ability to buy things. imagine saying that to a parent that cant afford the trendy paw patrol backpack. tf.
Overtime I have noticed this too , so much waste . Example: people move into a house that was just renovated ; because it was outdated so they could sell it they renovated …. Now they move in , and they want to tear it all down and make it perfect for “them “ but think about all the waste that came from that one house???!!! NOW times that by 1000 (houses a day in one city ) like my mind can’t even fathom
I’m happy to be a part of your community!! Seeing people over consume is mind blowing to me…cost of living crisis and everyone buying multiples of things they don’t even need!? Bonkers🙄
I recently saw a few videos-- they were new TO ME -- called Restocking my : fridge, bathroom, guest room, snack cart--I had trouble fathoming what I was seeing. The sheer cost money wise is crazy. But they take everything out of the packaging it comes in and put them into different bottles and bins etc. An entire refrigerator full of dozens of candies, chips, snack cakes and bars and sodas and waters and on and on. Then people who see it want to copy it. It's a lot of work a lot of money and a lot of waste. It's sad that it inspires people.
Watching your videos helps me put things in perspective. It is hard honestly when there are so many people around me trying to convince me that I NEED to buy something. My house isn't even cluttered and I still think we have too much.
I was just talking about how only certain things are like this where you get an instant community by buying your way in. Like to be part of a college you oay tuition plus maybe buy a college sweatshirt and other alumni will talk to you when they may ignore other people walking around or jeep culture you just buy one or even drive a rental and you’ll get the jeep wave out and about. It’s so bizarre but I can also see why it’s so addictive and causes people to want the easy “community” instead of doing the work of actually connecting on a meaningful level with others
Something that happens when you buy things just to have them, because they are cute or because everyone else has it, is you don't have money left for important things or to save for important things. It will ruin you financially and you won't understand why you're so poor.
It might be a backlash to my parents, it might because I’m trying to save money to buy a house, it might because having to clean and move and organize and curate and reorganize and dust possessions just stresses me out. But I am such a big only buy the thing if you absolutely require the thing and will use the thing on a regular basis.
You either say enough is enough and realize you don't need to acquire more shit to be content with your life, or you jump on the same bandwagon everyone is on and live in a cycle of endless consumption while still being left unsatisfied.
As a Canadian we definitely have a consumerist culture but I've been saying for years that American culture IS consumerism to a degree that surpasses any other country. When I first started saying it Americans hated it and got really defensive but now y'all are finally listening and it makes me hopeful for the future tbh
Other people obsessing over it kinda makes it suck, respectfully. Remember when there were lines for beanie babies and now they’re 2 for $3 at goodwill (ok maybe 2/$10😬)? No one is gonna give a crap about those bags in 2 months.
You know what suck that I honestly didn’t know that this bag was a thing. And I really needed another bag. And I saw it at my trader joe and I look at my daughter and said this is nice I can use that for many many years and now is all over my TikTok and RUclips channel and now I feel like 😩😩 what did I do.
Tbh it's 100% how the usa "way of life" look like to me... It's sad from a social point of view to be influenced to have a life that is so empty... And it's ovjectively bad cause it has a huge impact on the rest of us.
I was complaining to my husband this morning, if I see a cute/funny video on IG and a majority of the comment section just says “link”, I get so frustrated. Why can’t we just appreciate cute videos? Why must you buy everything you see in a 30 second video???
I agree to an extent. The problem isn't over-consumption, it's overproduction. You could say they go hand in hand and one drives the other but again that's only true to an extent. Capitalism necessitates over production, the corporations want to make a profit and they convince people that they must have it. People don't drive the market, we don't vote with our wallets. Corporations will produce just about anything and then market it non-stop, shove marketing down our throats and convince us we must purchase it. We cannot escape marketing, capitalism is the status quo and is rarely called into question, but as environmentalists we need to do more to challenge this status quo. The alternative to capitalism is not anti-capitalism, it is socialism. It may seem scary to imagine a world beyond capitalism but it is the way forward. I would love to see you getting more political on your channel. Second Thought and Our Changing Climate are great youtube channels to elaborate on this topic and a great jumping off point for further research. Much love. ❤ I don't mean to come across as judgemental or condescending, but overall my point is that simply by pushing for conscious consumerism, it doesn't get us anywhere. I don't want to be a dick, I know a lot of this channel focuses on that but working class people are not the issue. IDK I can't fit all of my thoughts into one comment, I'm not trying to be a hater(edit: also im not saying that just because "there is no ethical consumption under capitalism" means you should just give up and buy whatever you want. we should be boycotting virgin materials and consuming the least amount as possible. we get to our goal of a more ethical world by dismantling capitalism and policy change. im still learning as well 🙏🏻)
That why I always kinda internally laugh when someone brags about phones, it genuinely not a good phone, it's expensive and you can have better for cheaper, but because people buy it, others buy it to fit in the mould... It's sad...
*me fishing the hemp trader joe bags out of the local dumpster bin* Ah what now????? 🙃 Don’t get me wrong I’m a sl*t for a nice bag and I totally get it, but it’s sad to see because why can’t we be hyped the same way about our local community gatherings????? 🥲
It's partially because we don't have a sense of community, and the only community we find is through consumerism.
Well said!
Yes! Cara Nicole made a great video about this
That’s what I’m saaaayin
I agree w that
I think it's actually the other way around. . . consumerism was an intentional choice on a government level, pushed in the 50s to help the country recover from war, that fractured community.
I really need to get around to reading A Consumer' Republic by Lizabeth Cohen, because I feel like it could answer a lot of my questions around this.
All that just to have more garbage in their house that they'll probably never use again 😮💨
I'm American and this hits. 'We are now only connected by what we buy,' absolutely hit and made me feel like I live in an episode of Black Mirror
So true. Not an American, a European. However, when I go out (from my property in the countryside- I ran away from the capital), I feel as if I am in Black Mirror. Every contact with a human being is one of the episodes- each human, each episode. Sometimes, I think that Matrix is overlapping. 😱 Am I getting crazy, or passersby? 👀😑
PREACH. Most people's main... no, ONLY hobby is shopping
Girl you could write a whole thesis on this .
I liiiiiterally could haha
when i had a kid someone told me "you have tl buy them xyz bwcause when they get to school and other kids have it theyll feel left out and rejected." like hello?? it is safe and healthy for kids to learn that everyone has different interests and ability to buy things. imagine saying that to a parent that cant afford the trendy paw patrol backpack. tf.
Overtime I have noticed this too , so much waste . Example: people move into a house that was just renovated ; because it was outdated so they could sell it they renovated …. Now they move in ,
and they want to tear it all down and make it perfect for “them “
but think about all the waste that came from that one house???!!! NOW times that by 1000 (houses a day in one city ) like my mind can’t even fathom
Oh yeahh, that happens all the time. It's absolutely ridiculous!
She’s speaking facts!! This needs to go viral for everyone to hear
I’m happy to be a part of your community!! Seeing people over consume is mind blowing to me…cost of living crisis and everyone buying multiples of things they don’t even need!? Bonkers🙄
I stopped falling for this after the beanie baby craze lol
OMG what a throw back!!!!
I work at tjs so I’ve seen these up close. They’re cute, like a lunch box size, but unless you actually need a lunchbox idt they’re anything special…
I recently saw a few videos-- they were new TO ME -- called Restocking my : fridge, bathroom, guest room, snack cart--I had trouble fathoming what I was seeing. The sheer cost money wise is crazy. But they take everything out of the packaging it comes in and put them into different bottles and bins etc. An entire refrigerator full of dozens of candies, chips, snack cakes and bars and sodas and waters and on and on. Then people who see it want to copy it. It's a lot of work a lot of money and a lot of waste. It's sad that it inspires people.
It's not waste if they use/eat it all
@@aleksandrac9335 I meant all the containers they buy to put stuff in after they take it out of the containers/package they come in. Plastic waste.
Taking it out of original packaging is so stupid!
Its absolutely insane!!!
Watching your videos helps me put things in perspective. It is hard honestly when there are so many people around me trying to convince me that I NEED to buy something. My house isn't even cluttered and I still think we have too much.
Good point about how a lot of Americans lack belonging to a community. I think this sets us apart from other cultures in a bad way.
I hate consumerism so much
I was just talking about how only certain things are like this where you get an instant community by buying your way in. Like to be part of a college you oay tuition plus maybe buy a college sweatshirt and other alumni will talk to you when they may ignore other people walking around or jeep culture you just buy one or even drive a rental and you’ll get the jeep wave out and about. It’s so bizarre but I can also see why it’s so addictive and causes people to want the easy “community” instead of doing the work of actually connecting on a meaningful level with others
Something that happens when you buy things just to have them, because they are cute or because everyone else has it, is you don't have money left for important things or to save for important things.
It will ruin you financially and you won't understand why you're so poor.
It might be a backlash to my parents, it might because I’m trying to save money to buy a house, it might because having to clean and move and organize and curate and reorganize and dust possessions just stresses me out. But I am such a big only buy the thing if you absolutely require the thing and will use the thing on a regular basis.
You either say enough is enough and realize you don't need to acquire more shit to be content with your life, or you jump on the same bandwagon everyone is on and live in a cycle of endless consumption while still being left unsatisfied.
It is absolutely nuts to me.
As a Canadian we definitely have a consumerist culture but I've been saying for years that American culture IS consumerism to a degree that surpasses any other country. When I first started saying it Americans hated it and got really defensive but now y'all are finally listening and it makes me hopeful for the future tbh
Other people obsessing over it kinda makes it suck, respectfully. Remember when there were lines for beanie babies and now they’re 2 for $3 at goodwill (ok maybe 2/$10😬)? No one is gonna give a crap about those bags in 2 months.
You know what suck that I honestly didn’t know that this bag was a thing. And I really needed another bag. And I saw it at my trader joe and I look at my daughter and said this is nice I can use that for many many years and now is all over my TikTok and RUclips channel and now I feel like 😩😩 what did I do.
What’s so special about those bags everyone is lined up for?
Right? Like why would anyone run in a stampede of people to get that bag 💀
Tbh it's 100% how the usa "way of life" look like to me... It's sad from a social point of view to be influenced to have a life that is so empty... And it's ovjectively bad cause it has a huge impact on the rest of us.
LOUDER!!!!
💯
it makes me feel insane
I was complaining to my husband this morning, if I see a cute/funny video on IG and a majority of the comment section just says “link”, I get so frustrated. Why can’t we just appreciate cute videos? Why must you buy everything you see in a 30 second video???
Oof, yes it is insane
I agree to an extent. The problem isn't over-consumption, it's overproduction. You could say they go hand in hand and one drives the other but again that's only true to an extent. Capitalism necessitates over production, the corporations want to make a profit and they convince people that they must have it. People don't drive the market, we don't vote with our wallets. Corporations will produce just about anything and then market it non-stop, shove marketing down our throats and convince us we must purchase it. We cannot escape marketing, capitalism is the status quo and is rarely called into question, but as environmentalists we need to do more to challenge this status quo. The alternative to capitalism is not anti-capitalism, it is socialism. It may seem scary to imagine a world beyond capitalism but it is the way forward. I would love to see you getting more political on your channel. Second Thought and Our Changing Climate are great youtube channels to elaborate on this topic and a great jumping off point for further research. Much love. ❤ I don't mean to come across as judgemental or condescending, but overall my point is that simply by pushing for conscious consumerism, it doesn't get us anywhere. I don't want to be a dick, I know a lot of this channel focuses on that but working class people are not the issue. IDK I can't fit all of my thoughts into one comment, I'm not trying to be a hater(edit: also im not saying that just because "there is no ethical consumption under capitalism" means you should just give up and buy whatever you want. we should be boycotting virgin materials and consuming the least amount as possible. we get to our goal of a more ethical world by dismantling capitalism and policy change. im still learning as well 🙏🏻)
👏🏻👏🏻😭😭😭😭
It’s sick I hate it
That why I always kinda internally laugh when someone brags about phones, it genuinely not a good phone, it's expensive and you can have better for cheaper, but because people buy it, others buy it to fit in the mould... It's sad...
I use everything I get. Random stuff is usually purchased by relatives.
Less is best
Monkey see monkey do. It’s crazy 🤯
*me fishing the hemp trader joe bags out of the local dumpster bin* Ah what now????? 🙃
Don’t get me wrong I’m a sl*t for a nice bag and I totally get it, but it’s sad to see because why can’t we be hyped the same way about our local community gatherings????? 🥲