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  • Sarcasmo220@lemmy.mltosolarpunk memes@slrpnk.netalways remember that
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    2 months ago

    They would not sell (nor profit) something that people refuse to buy.

    So they are wasting money on hiring advertising and marketing companies?

    Then there’s also planned obsolescence and licensing deals that make it impossible to continue using and repairing things (even mechanical things like tractors, and living organisms like crop seeds).

    Sure, people can try their best, but there is only so far we can go before it gets so inconvenient to not fall into the consumerism trap.


  • I actually do not alienate, but I do criticize when necessary.

    I have a close relative who took the red pill and is all in on the manosphere. Sometimes he sends me, and I’m not even kidding, 30 messages in a day about all the manosphere content he watches; but we still hang out and talk. I don’t comment on everything he sends me if it is something we have already debated over. If it is something different or something I find to be egregious, I do call him out on it.

    To be fair, some days are harder than others to hear his bullshit, and I take a break and mute his messages for a while. I feel overall I still value him as a person and it is important to interact with him. However, I can also empathize with those that want nothing to do with someone who holds those opinions.