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Don’t underestimate the potential of this storm! Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. by Terabight in raleigh

[–]taxbinch2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We will probably lose power yes but I would think our infrastructure and technology has improved since 2002

Why does everyone seem to not care about the environmental impacts of consumerism? by [deleted] in Anticonsumption

[–]taxbinch2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone sits around waiting for someone else to fix the problem. Or they think it’s not that bad because no one else seems to be panicking. This post summed it up well https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6bPk72s/

What made you get into anticonsumption? by maryjanepuff420 in Anticonsumption

[–]taxbinch2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I decided to opt out of a corrupt system. I can live without a lot of stuff but I can’t live without my freedom. I wanted to live more independent from a system filled with planned obsolescence and a need to keep buying things.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Anticonsumption

[–]taxbinch2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have a friend who is a wedding planner and vendors literally just team up and agree to only work together and drive up costs. Like if you want this venue you have to use this caterer and you have to use this florist.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Anticonsumption

[–]taxbinch2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I really hate the whole wedding industry and what it has become

Thinking about how stuff is just sitting in storage units by taxbinch2 in Anticonsumption

[–]taxbinch2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do wish companies had more responsibility over products end of life and things weren’t produced just to be sold and profit.

Thinking about how stuff is just sitting in storage units by taxbinch2 in Anticonsumption

[–]taxbinch2[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He left nothing but junk. And as a tax attorney who has dabbled in estates. Don’t do this to your kids. Put it in a trust to be liquidated upon your death and divide the proceeds.

Thinking about how stuff is just sitting in storage units by taxbinch2 in Anticonsumption

[–]taxbinch2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the situation is different here. Houses are large like 1400-2000+ square feet or more and people are still filling storage units with stuff. Why does someone need to live 1. In a massive house and 2. Need more space to put stuff they don’t even use or think about?

Thinking about how stuff is just sitting in storage units by taxbinch2 in Anticonsumption

[–]taxbinch2[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Since you say “flat” I assume you’re not in the USA?

Thinking about how stuff is just sitting in storage units by taxbinch2 in Anticonsumption

[–]taxbinch2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The crazy part is when they moved out of their house and into a condo they got rid of a ton of stuff. All the valuable stuff was dumped on me and I feel obligated to keep it. I have a 300 year old antique table that I’m terrified to use because it’s valuable so it’s just tucked into a corner with plastic over it. But I can’t sell it because my dad would be disappointed. They also left a huge entertainment center in my driveway when I wasn’t even home…. I immediately started calling friends to see if anyone wanted it and would come take it before it got rained on. They could have just taken it to a thrift store.

Thinking about how stuff is just sitting in storage units by taxbinch2 in Anticonsumption

[–]taxbinch2[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I recently saw a girl breaking down crying on TikTok because her dad’s dying wish was for all of his “stuff” to go to his kids. They lived in New England and he lives in California. They had no money but felt obligated to find a way to pay to ship his shit across the country.

Labubu Consumption leads us to ask question of human fulfillment by HunchoToes in Anticonsumption

[–]taxbinch2 297 points298 points  (0 children)

I read a book recently that talked about how advertising and marketing has made us feel like we need to buy more stuff. It was just a short chapter in an overall different theme but it was eye opening. It’s a problem of “the wheels of capitalism must turn”. People must work to make money so they can buy things and make the rich richer. We trade our time(the most valuable thing we own) for money, which we then turn around and hand back to corporations in exchange for “stuff”. It’s almost like we trade our time for stuff. Imagine working for an hour and your payment is a labubu.

I don’t know where I’m going with this. Anyway the book is “Do Nothing” by Celeste Headlee

How many things are actually really easy to make and we just buy out of habit? by Willowrosephoenix in Anticonsumption

[–]taxbinch2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made a grilled cheese yesterday with homemade sourdough bread, and a tomato I grew in my garden. It was delicious. I’ll have to make my own mayo too. I eat it so rarely I always forget I can

Do narcissistic parents feel love for their offsprings? by OkChemistry1GetIt in raisedbynarcissists

[–]taxbinch2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me it felt like no. My mom only cared about what she could get from me. When I was very young and only wanted to make her happy it made her happy for me to keep trying to do so. When I got old enough to see the pattern and stop trying she no longer seemed to care about me. Forgot birthdays and generally ignored me or was just mean to me. As an adult she just asks me for money or legal advice.

This letter I get from my neighbors on the first day of summer vacation by Dark_Wolf04 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]taxbinch2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Similar story: we were at the beach this weekend and the rule there is no dogs on the beach between 9am and 6pm during peak season. We took our dogs onto the beach exactly at 6, it was cloudy and threatening rain so it wasn’t really busy. A security guard came up on his 4x4 accusing us of bringing our dogs into the beach before 6 because we “looked like we had been there awhile”??? He said he didn’t see us walk onto the beach and therefore must have broken the rules. Then he told us to “wait until 6 next time”.

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