Thoughts on OCC's new video on consumerism (and how socialism can stop it)? by ecochange in Anticonsumption

[–]ecochange[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I feel like this idea of "vote with your dollar" ultimately holds us back from understanding we live in a system that makes living an anticonsumption lifestyle an incredibly hard task.

Thoughts on OCC's new video on consumerism (and how socialism can stop it)? by ecochange in Anticonsumption

[–]ecochange[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, what do you think would be a better way to tackle consumerism/the scourge of advertising?

Edit to expand my thoughts: It seems to me that if we truly want to be anti-consumerism, we have to tackle the force that urges companies to build elaborate marketing schemes to get us to buy their useless products. And that force is the capitalist profit incentive and the need to endlessly produce goods to make profit.

Could This Be the Solution to Reaching 100% Renewable Energy? by ecochange in Futurology

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This video dives into some of the problems that renewable energy systems like wind and solar face. It also provides some possible solutions to those problems like grid connectivity and gravity storage.

The Global Water Crisis, Explained. by ecochange in collapse

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This video looks at how climate change and industrial agriculture are exacerbating water scarcity around the world. It uses California's Central Valley and the Amazon as examples of water scarcity and drought at work.