So many are living in total wilful ignorance of politics that I don’t think anything is going to happen, most people barely even look at the news, they just check twitter feeds for their product fandoms so they know when to consume product and when to get excited for the next product.
I’ve decided the best and most feasible thing I can do right now is thoroughly decoupling myself from the corporate consumerism world, I haven’t had Netflix (boycotted over Chapelle initially then just stuck with it) in many years now and I just got around to cancelling Prime too, I’ve deleted all food delivery apps and I pirate all my media and use ublock/sponsor block everywhere, the only thing left to cancel is Spotify, I only ever buy used gadgets like old laptops that’d probably end up in a landfill, some of which I use to host Jellyfin etc.
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I’ve decided the best and most feasible thing I can do right now is thoroughly decoupling myself from the corporate consumerism world
I honestly think this is a very valid approach. Most people are imagining revolutions and a sudden and violent end to the capitalist class, but I’m more inclined towards the idea where people just change their life habbits so that they don’t depend on massive corporations. Step one stop using crap you don’t need, step two try to get the things you do need locally. If enough people do this, you might start seeing small communities that take care of a lot of stuff by themselves, and the moment you get a big enough community where at least some can live comfortably with little to no dependency from big corporations, things might change…
I am sorry, but what does SK stand for? All I can think of is Slovakia and it is just too funny 🤣
Gonna assume South Korea (angry kpop fan noises) or maybe Saskatchewan.
It’s South Korea. Country is 3 corpos in a trenchcoat and the culture is based on merit where merit is how hard you slave for those corpos. Seeing that shit so pushedby the mainstream disgusts me.
I assume South Korea. Calling it a dystopian shithole seems kinda unfair (especially when the only land border is with an actual dystopian nightmare of a country) but there is valid reason for the criticism. Korea has an incredibly patriarchal society where calling out authority is seen as a big no-no. Working hours are intense. Time after work is frequently spent with your colleagues and boss because of strong social expectations, with it being normal to expect employees to stay out drinking until the boss is ready to go home. Pressure for students at school is so intense the government has had to make efforts to ban the ubiquitous “hagwon” private approval schooling. For many, not achieving a spot at the one specific university is considered failure. The economy is something almost literally out of a dystopia, controlled by a handful of “chaebols”, massive family-owned conglomerates like Samsung, Hyundai, LG, and Lotte.
assume South Korea. Calling it a dystopian shithole seems kinda unfair (especially when the only land border is with an actual dystopian nightmare of a country) but there is valid reason for the criticism.
The Korean peninsula can have two dystopian shitholes, as a treat.
Very different kinds of dystopias though. One’s basically taken right out of a cyberpunk novel with corporations ruling over an ostensibly-free populous. The other is an extreme authoritarian dictatorship where the government rules with an iron fist.
When you put it like that, it sounds like something out of Metro 2033.
Don’t forget semi feudal levels of personal luxuries.
I don’t like asparagus
I made you some green beans Amandine and slow roasted cabbage, bon appetit.
I don’t want it unless the green beans are fresh off the vine.
What kind of plebeian do you take me for? Eat your Got-damned beans.
Can I have the Potatoes/Asparagus AND Green Beans/Roasted Cabbage options?
Also, will there be an open bar?
If SpaceNoodle doesn’t want it, may I have their portions?
Sure! My roast cabbage is honestly TDF. There is nothing better.
No, my partner loooooves asparagus.
I’ve seen a lot of comments like this for a lot of years…
You love to see it
But you doubt the proletariat will do anything but kill each other
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What is the relevance of your comment?
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Why? You can read the .ca in my name
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You can read the .ca in my name. Canada isn’t communist
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I’d like to believe it, but based on recent evidence, the next decade is going to be defined by how incredibly apathetic the general public continues to be about matters that actually affect our lives.
Employees where I work went on strike to accept pretty much the same deal two weeks later…
Revolt will come from the Global South before it reaches the Imperial Core, but it will come. Exploitation is rising and productivity is too, so change will come.
Good thing we only post on social media instead of actually do anything to improve the situation
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You’re canadian.
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Yay for slacktivism.
Maybe direct (organized) action. You know, in Minecraft.
You mean like us all dabbing at the same time in Fortnite?
That organized part is the hard part. Everyone is so atomized.
Yeah. Agreed. I even fall into that category sometimes. It’s a difficult thing to overcome.
Dear god I hope so.
Gosh, I hope so.
I hope the reckoning is swift and soon but I have a feeling this decade is going to end with most of us still saying “any day now”…
Always has been
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Pretty much
Great. When do we eat?
Arr ye matey whale is back on the menu.
I’ve yacht that sinking feeling.
Once Trump can no longer stand at the podium the establishment Republicans are going to be underwater with the monster they created.
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Oh they know how mad you are. They just don’t care. What the fuck you gonna do about it, pleb?
They do be looking pretty tasty right about now.
Nah, no one wants to eat dirty plebs.
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And I happen to have tons of barbeque sauce left over
Can we just flash mob this thing? I’ll bring the grill
In the 20th century, the “Roaring Twenties” ended with the great depression.
In the 21st century, we’re in the “Screaming Twenties”, and I hope it ends with a manic frenzy of plutocrat cannibalism… But I doubt it will have a catchy name or be called “great” by anyone.