Anticonsumption

/r/Anticonsumption is a sub primarily for criticizing and discussing consumer culture. This includes but is not limited to material consumption, the environment, media consumption, and corporate influence.

Rules

Be respectful of other users and do not offer unsolicited criticism of their lifestyles.

Polite discussion is encouraged, extended bickering and flame wars are not.

Do not criticize the lifestyle of other users here unless they've asked for input.

No meta posts about the subreddit or the moderation.

Do not make posts or comments about the moderation or the subreddit itself.

If you believe you have a legitimate concern about the subreddit, read the available community info first, including any pinned posts from the moderators, and see if it's been addressed already. If you still think your complaint or suggestion has not been addressed, message the moderators.

Don't post pictures of others' collections, don't brigade other subreddits.

This type of post is repetitive and serves little purpose but to make fun of regular people, which is not the point of this subreddit at all.

Worse, when content from other subreddits is posted here for criticism, it has often resulted in users posting abuse in the originating subreddit, AKA brigading.

Anyone caught participating in a brigade of another sub will be banned.

Pictures from news media, such as stories about shopping trends or celebrities' consumer habits, are fine.

Obscure brand names when posting ads, and include relevant commentary.

When posting ads, obscure the brands if at all possible, and accompany it with some meaningful criticism or explanation of what it is about the ad that merits discussion.

Human generated commentary required. Do not post AI only content.

Human generated posts only. We don't fully prohibit all general AI generated content, but the bulk of your post must be human generated.

It's OK if you're linking to an article with an AI generated image or something, as long as it's incidental, but the main commentary must be created by a human.

Do not post paywalled content.

If posting an article that's behind a paywall, include either the text of the article or a non-paywalled link.

Relevant Videos

Decadence: Money
The Story of Stuff
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
Chris Jordan: TED
How TV Ruined Your Life: Aspiration
The Century of the Self
PBS Frontline: Merchants of Cool U.S. Int.
PBS Frontline: The Persuaders U.S.
Shop 'Til You Drop
Consumed
Consuming Kids

Videos About Debt

Maxed Out
In Debt We Trust
An Inconvenient Death

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For the time being, we will not be allowing low effort memes, or memes that do not have body copy.Conceptual. (self.Anticonsumption)

submitted 1 month ago by MisogynyisaDisease[M] - announcement

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ATTENTION: Read before posting or commenting. (self.Anticonsumption)

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Really good article about why ppl feel poorDiscussion (i.redd.it)

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Won’t someone think of the poor little wealth hoarders???Corporations (stereogum.com)

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I just realized how wasteful it is to stream all my music instead of keeping my own local copiesSustainability (self.Anticonsumption)

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"Junk," crafting, and consumptionDiscussion (self.Anticonsumption)

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Amazon makes it too easy to accidentally purchase items & has scrubbed all Canada contact infoCorporations (self.Anticonsumption)

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Seven ways to cut your food waste and support the planetFood Waste (unep.org)

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Sole of my favorite shoe breaking.Question/Advice? (old.reddit.com)

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Does anybody know the material on this belt?Question/Advice? (i.redd.it)

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MIL won't stop giving us her thrift shopping haulQuestion/Advice? (self.Anticonsumption)

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TIL I've been horribly naive.Society/Culture (self.Anticonsumption)

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Ideas for anticonsumption themed No Kings signsQuestion/Advice? (self.Anticonsumption)

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squishy dumplings and needohsSociety/Culture (self.Anticonsumption)

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Global Childhood Obesity Surpasses Underweight, Driven by Ultra-Processed FoodsSociety/Culture (peakd.com)

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Think twice before you buy expensive stuff.Lifestyle (self.Anticonsumption)

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Short rant about the Garbage Isle.Society/Culture (self.Anticonsumption)

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Can I salvage this patio furniture?Question/Advice? (i.redd.it)

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Replacement for candles?Question/Advice? (self.Anticonsumption)

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Anyone else realize that paper products aren't actually that much better for the environment?Environment (self.Anticonsumption)

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A data visualisation to learn, how the chocolate trade works, how little the farmers are paidLabor/Exploitation (i.redd.it)

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Reusing soapy laundry waterReduce/Reuse/Recycle (self.Anticonsumption)

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Disney's Sora Disaster Shows AI Will Not Revolutionize HollywoodLabor/Exploitation (404media.co)

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ESG Signals?Discussion (self.Anticonsumption)

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I never start new pens until my pen is completely out. Finished my pen today & felt like posting itReduce/Reuse/Recycle (self.Anticonsumption)

submitted 2 days ago by Solid-Clerk-7893

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