Signups have begun for the next Black-Out Friday puzzle showcase. Black-Out Friday is an annual event where we release a showcase of shading-centric puzzles for you to do instead of black friday shopping.

If you're a puzzle constructor and want to contribute, send me a private message for a link to the signup sheet!

#Puzzles #AntiConsumerism #BlackFriday #CallForContrtibutors

I’m not sure whether I’m broken, society is broken, or both, but today’s topic for beating myself up: being conditioned by <$3 grocery store salsa to feel guilty for buying $10 farmer’s market salsa, despite having spent $30 on shitty fast food delivered to me. #Anticonsumerism #SupportLocal #ShopSmall

#Mozilla wants me to switch to a #Firefox account for #Pocket? Ok, fine.
But I use different emails for the two, and want to do a backup before joining them. However, the backup only contains URLs, and not a single of the trillion tags I've spent A LOT of time adding.

Holding my data hostage, are we?

Hopefully I'm not the first to want this itch scratched, because I really don't want to make an export tool all by myself.

Meme: Not sure if #anticonsumerism or full on corporate #ransomware.

So I have noticed the wicked gas station tv advertise and no longer mute if I press and hold a button. How do I make it stop? #anticonsumerism

Reading about the release of macOS Sonoma made me feel good about having abandoned apple a long time ago. It’s vile and anti consumer how they keep releasing upgrades that render perfectly fine computers obsolete. "But you can still use them" some say - no you can’t. Not in a real use scenario. Because third party software follows the path and will require newer versions of the OS after upgrades. #apple #anticonsumerism #latestagecapitalism #ecounfriendly #macos

Going to start doing #frugal #fashion of the week soon. Show how you can look good without spending any money or very little money. One of the best life skills I learned from growing up in poverty was how to find cool & useful things for free or cheap. I organized a clothing swap party at age 12, before clothing gatherings were 'a thing' - it came from personal & friends' needs. I'm #AntiConsumerism & want to promote recycle/reuse/repurpose/upcycle fashion practices. You can look fab, for free.

Stop buying useless shit #anticonsumerism #anticonsumption #degrowth

I kinda thought that this sign found in Austin, TX makes a good point. #anticonsumerism

I kinda thought that this sign found in Austin, TX makes a good point. #anticonsumerism

@maksimilian_stepniakov

Very poignant.

Be content with what you have.

#Degrowth #Reuse #Repurpose #AntiCapitalism #AntiConsumerism

@naynay
Haha, I may be missing the point but this reminds me of the time years ago when my daughter paid a hefty upfront membership fee to join a gym plus signed up for an automatic monthly charge for dues for a year and NEVER ONCE WENT! She bought the FEELING of potential … apparently that is all she wanted for all that money she paid.
#wisdom #consumerism #anticonsumerism #motivation #projects #capitalism #anticapitalism

Stashing is buying the feeling of potential. #wisdom #consumerism #anticonsumerism #motivation #projects #capitalism #anticapitalism

Consumerism is designed to never satisfy you. Nothing is ever enough. That's the whole point. Meanwhile we're consuming the world's finite resources and destroying our own habitat.
#anticapitalism #anticonsumerism #abolishcapitalism

If you are wondering why the thing (clothing, tech, whatever) you bought now is worse than the one you bought 10 years ago, there’s a reason. https://youtu.be/DHXBacEH0qo

And yeah, this is pretty much dead on.

#vox #anticonsumerism #fashion #tech

#behappy #consumeless #AntiConsumption #anticonsumerism

Windows: Hey, you want to know what's in your update
Me: Ya, of course, show me that change log
Windows: *vague statements about broad categories with no specific changes mentioned*
Me: That... That's an advertisement not a change log
Windows: A-hyuck!

#capitalism #windows #anticonsumerism #dataobfuscation

On the 10-year Device:

https://weeklymusings.net/weekly-musings-190

#Minimalism #LowTech #Technology #Blogs #Consumerism #AntiConsumerism

Not quite sure WHAT in my search history led Amazon to believe that I would be interested in buying a lifelike set of silicone feet but I'm afraid I will have to pass on this incredible offer.

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#amazon #consumerism #anticonsumerism #buyless #MessedUp

The further we can keep those greasy sleazy Silicon Valley palms away from here the better!

"Rochko told the Financial Times he had received offers from more than five US-based investors to invest “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in backing the product, following its fast growth. But he said the platform’s non-profit status was “untouchable,” "

#siliconvalley #antisiliconvalley #anticonsumerism #nonprofit #mastodon #rochko #stayindependant

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/12/twitter-rival-mastodon-rejects-funding-to-preserve-nonprofit-status/

Comcast Xfinity data cap rant:
- Their plans are already overpriced
- 1.2 TB per month is easily exceeded by typical internet use in many modern homes
- If I exceed the cap, the cost is $10 for each addl 50 GB 😐
- For $25 addl a month, they offer XFi with unlimited data, but I don’t want their router/gateway
- For $30 addl a month, they offer unlimited data. $5 *more* per month to use my own hardware. 😠

#Comcast #Xfinity #monopoly #duopoly #PriceGouging #CorporateGreed #AntiConsumerism