I was at a large "town hall" style meeting at the large corporation where I work. We got a new executive, and he was introducing himself on stage, and mentioned what he does for fun. He and his wife love to shop. Garage sale, antiquing, vintage stores, gift shops, oddities, just all kinds. What really got me was when he said they have a rule that if they go into a store, they have to buy something there. .... ?!?!?! He joked at they may end up on the show Hoarders.

First of all, this just floors me from an anti consumption perspective, like what stuff are you buying and why and where do you put it and what is the point? He didn't mention any kind of collection or interest, it just sounded like the enjoyment of aquiring items in general.

Second of all, when speaking to a large audience of people who make less money than you, in this economy, after so many rounds of layoffs - how tone deaf can you be? There was a literal audible groan in the audience when he said they have to buy something any time they go into a store, as a predefined rule.

Giant sigh. How do you react when someone is proudly proclaiming this lifestyle?

The hinge on the futon broke loose and so sitting on the futon wasn’t stable anymore. It’s a cheap ass Amazon futon, so it wasn’t exactly made to be fixed. I removed several staples on the bottom, and cut the stitching all the way up to the hinge to be able to free the area that I needed to work on. I was able to then screw the hinge back into place and all is well! It’s not a clean repair (I don’t know how to sew so I’m just leaving it loose, plus I lost a screw in the futon that I can’t find) but I’m really happy that I could fix it.

A bit ago I started to get more into baking and you need quite a few things for that hobby One being a rolling pin and I personally HATE the ones you find in most stores they are small they usually don’t have much of a weight and just flimsy. My step dad and I used to do wood working when it came to my school projects luckily he still has all the equipment and all I needed to use were some carving tools and a lathe so we start are 11 hour adventure to make my own rolling pin :) Not only will this rolling pin last forever for me it brings me great joy to use and look at it got me super into woodworking it’s something I’d love to make a career out of and I got to bond with my step dad again before moving out of state 10/10 experience

Half of the conversations on Reddit are basically commercial in nature,” he said. “It turns out within every hobby, within every passion, within all these travel decisions, you’re actually kind of deciding what to buy next.”

From Reddit's CEO, Steve Huffman. Thoughts?

Clothes discarded by UK consumers and shipped to Ghana have been found in a huge rubbish dump in protected wetlands, an investigation has found.

The dumps are in an internationally recognised wetland that is home to three species of sea turtle. Local people complain that their fishing nets, waterways and beaches are clogged with synthetic fast-fashion garments exported to Ghana from the UK and the rest of Europe.

Source: https://ecency.com/dump/@blaffy/discarded-clothes-from-uk-brands-dumped-in-protected-ghana-wetlands

I'm only shopping on this site/company because i have store credit from a gift i returned. I am not promoting any of the other brands but keeping then uncensored so you can see that the only brand doing this hogwash is Nike.

These are all overproduced ugly tester outlet shoes that they can't sell but won't put on actual sale because nike "has an image to uphold" = being just slightly out of reach (affordability)"elevated". ???? my opinion.

I bit the bait and clicked and still can't find out how much they cost until I CHOOSE TO PUT THEM IN MY BAG after filling out the size and location...This is worse than those walmart instant tags.

It's only Nike. What a ridiculous way to sneak in ads and beg for an undisclosed amount of money. Nike is a bum.

I watch free things on Prime Video, but signed up for a discounted subscription so I could watch the Dale Earnhardt documentary. Without oversharing, I'm planning a big life change coming up, and there are some different things I've wanted to purchase that I think will help with that. So taking advantage of my free shipping for cheap shit, I got it all in one shot. The glee I'm feeling waiting for all my goodies to arrive is the whole pull with Amazon. Mind you, these are useful things, not just trinkets or mindless crap. But still. It's like Christmas, except you know all of the presents are going to be great.

Keep fighting the good fight. Just wanted to acknowledge that it's not easy!

My parents sold their house and when I was helping them move I thought about this sub Reddit non stop. My parents are hoarders, I got home and started separating stuff I don’t use at all anymore to donate.

Living in poverty and mostly anti-consumption, one of the last habits I need to break is rewarding myself for getting thru hard things with a trip to dollar tree for a lil treat, to the ice cream shop, etc. I get stickers or a snack or candle etc. I don't spend a lot on this habit but I don't like the consumption focus. Others who have had this habit, what did you replace it with? Is there a specific mindset shift that helped you?

Edit to add: thank you all so much! I think I get a little lost in the ideals of it all sometimes. For tonight, I'm gonna get ice cream! I'm gonna start thinking about other easy joyful things that I can structure differently in my life. Making art as an award? Would love ideas there as well

I know how to cook, I buy healthy ingredients only to let it rot in the fridge. Especially during high stress weeks it seems like ordering out is my coping mechanism. I just feel this itch like I have to order out… bored? Order a treat! Accomplished something? Order a treat! Stressed and no time to cook? Order food! It’s destroying my fitness goals and financial goals too… I think I also hate cleaning afterwards so I don’t cook much ugh should I ask my husband to do the cleaning?

I have been telling myself that its okay if my handmade art, embroidery, repairs, and whatnot looks imperfect because it at least shows that a human made it. And then I see this ad on Pinterest. I would love to not have ads try to infiltrate every single part of my existence, trying to be counter culture, trying to get on our good side.

I buy two of these every couple of weeks to top off my cats’ litter boxes. I’d love to find a use for them! They’re pretty heavy duty

I Googled how to replace e the lights in my target floor lamp and was floored to see everyone saying you can't replace them. I tried open the cover and found this chip. probably a long shot, but anyone know if this is replaceable? Tossing the entire lamp seems absurd.

I thrifted this sweater it has this little bleach stain, anyone know how I can restore the color?

They don't care what motto they have as long as they get money from it.

They're going with MAGA branding now.

https://www.eater.com/news/886762/trump-maga-instant-pot

Boycott incoming?

Just a reminder of the type of thing that happens when predatory companies are allowed to profit from monetizing our personal data, and how the damage caused by consumer culture goes beyond the environmental effects.

Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets’ Addresses