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[–] Anon1986 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Awesome!!! The best way to take down the DS is for everyone to stop giving in to consumerism. Q is right when he/she/they say these people are stupid. If you kill the world economies and cut the middle class out everyone will stop spending frivolous amounts on useless shit and the world economy falls apart.

The best way to destroy an enemy is to let them destroy themselves.

WWG1WGA!!!!!

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[–] VanilluhGorilluh 1 point 4 points (+5|-1) ago  (edited ago)

The problem is most of us cant survive without walmarts, targets, kroger's, etc. They can. And that's exactly what they want.

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[–] Anon1986 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

We most definitely can survive without these big corporations! The only reason they’re here in the first place is because they brought in a cheaper product. If they all close their doors small businesses will start becoming more prevalent and we can start supporting our own communities again. People have become lazy and want everything in one place. I think if we were to go back to small businesses people would prefer to support quality products again, instead of the cheapest piece of crap they can find that will break in less than a year.

If people would pull their heads out of their asses and get over materialism they would realize that a table that costs a little bit more but is better quality is the better purchase in the long run. We’re so focused on having more garbage instead of having less but better quality.

Maybe I’m way off base here but I think that this is more economically feasible for the average household than spending a lower amount on a product that lasts much less time.

Planned obsolescence is something we all ignore when it is something that should enrage us.

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[–] 17221018? ago 

I don't even own a cell phone.

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[–] philomath 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

People aren’t avoiding consumerism, they’re abandoning their local stores in favor of online retail.

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[–] LoyalTrumpArmy ago 

Not me. I don't buy anything online unless I absolutely have to. Where I bought my pans online, he is a store in South Plainfield, NJ. Only ordered them online, because I didn't want to drive 2 hours.

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[–] POdPatriot 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Agree with the part about frivolous buying - and it's very possible it may be forced due to job loss. No matter what, we must refuse universal basic income. (((They))) are pushing that bc it will be the last nail in our coffin.

Where is the responsibility to people? Just bc a person can be replaced with technology, doesn't mean they should be.