DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Degrowth</span></a> can work — here’s how science can help</p><p>Wealthy countries can create prosperity while using less materials and energy if they abandon <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EconomicGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicGrowth</span></a> as an objective. </p><p>By Jason Hickel, Giorgos Kallis, Tim Jackson, Daniel W. O’Neill, Juliet B. Schor, Julia K. Steinberger, Peter A. Victor & Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, 12 December 2022</p><p>Excerpt: "The global economy is structured around growth — the idea that firms, industries and nations must increase production every year, regardless of whether it is needed. This dynamic is driving climate change and ecological breakdown. High-income economies, and the corporations and wealthy classes that dominate them, are mainly responsible for this problem and consume energy and materials at unsustainable rates.</p><p>"Yet many industrialized countries are now struggling to grow their economies, given economic convulsions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, resource scarcities and stagnating productivity improvements. Governments face a difficult situation. Their attempts to stimulate growth clash with objectives to improve human well-being and reduce environmental damage.</p><p>"GDP is getting a makeover — what it means for economies, health and the planet</p><p>"Researchers in ecological economics call for a different approach — degrowth. Wealthy economies should abandon growth of gross domestic product (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GDP</span></a>) as a goal, scale down destructive and unnecessary forms of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/production" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>production</span></a> to reduce energy and material use, and focus economic activity around securing human needs and well-being. This approach, which has gained traction in recent years, can enable rapid <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/decarbonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decarbonization</span></a> and stop ecological breakdown while improving social outcomes. It frees up energy and materials for low- and middle-income countries in which growth might still be needed for development. Degrowth is a purposeful strategy to stabilize economies and achieve social and ecological goals, unlike recession, which is chaotic and socially destabilizing and occurs when growth-dependent economies fail to grow.</p><p>"Reports this year by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IPCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPCC</span></a>) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecosystem</span></a> Services (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IPBES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPBES</span></a>) suggest that degrowth policies should be considered in the fight against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> loss, respectively. Policies to support such a strategy include the following.</p><p>"Reduce less-necessary production. This means scaling down destructive sectors such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a>, mass-produced meat and dairy, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FastFashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FastFashion</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advertising</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> and aviation, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PrivateJets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateJets</span></a>. At the same time, there is a need to end the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a> of products, lengthen their lifespans and reduce the purchasing power of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a>.</p><p>"Improve <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServices</span></a>. It is necessary to ensure universal access to high-quality <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a>, transportation, Internet, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> and nutritious food. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversalPublicServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalPublicServices</span></a> can deliver strong social outcomes without high levels of resource use.</p><p>"Introduce a green jobs guarantee. This would train and mobilize labour around urgent social and ecological objectives, such as installing renewables, insulating buildings, regenerating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a> and improving social care. A programme of this type would end unemployment and ensure a just transition out of jobs for workers in declining industries or 'sunset sectors', such as those contingent on fossil fuels. It could be paired with a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversalIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalIncome</span></a> policy.</p><p>"Reduce working time. This could be achieved by lowering the retirement age, encouraging part-time working or adopting a four-day working week [and hybrid or remote work]. These measures would lower <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CarbonEmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonEmissions</span></a> and free people to engage in care and other welfare-improving activities. They would also stabilize employment as less-necessary production declines.</p><p>"Enable <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainable</span></a> development. This requires cancelling unfair and unpayable debts of low- and middle-income countries, curbing unequal exchange in international trade and creating conditions for productive capacity to be reoriented towards achieving social objectives.</p><p>"Some countries, regions and cities have already introduced elements of these policies. Many European nations guarantee free health care and education; Vienna and Singapore are renowned for high-quality public housing; and nearly 100 cities worldwide offer free public transport. Job guarantee schemes have been used by many nations in the past, and experiments with basic incomes and shorter working hours are under way in Finland, Sweden and New Zealand.</p><p>"But implementing a more comprehensive strategy of degrowth — in a safe and just way — faces five key research challenges, as we outline here."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04412-x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/d41586-022</span><span class="invisible">-04412-x</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/AtJ87" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/AtJ87</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FourDayWorkweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FourDayWorkweek</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RemoteWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RemoteWork</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HybridWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HybridWork</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CircularEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CapitalismKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismKills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectMotherEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectMotherEarth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLess</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuyNothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyNothing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryOfThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryOfThings</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a></p>
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Scott Prentice ✅<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://vermont.masto.host/@brendan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>brendan</span></a></span> </p><p>While I applaud all efforts to resist Amazon, this does seem like a bit of nimby-ism. To really send a message, they need to stop buying so much from Amazon!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CancelAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancelAmazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AnyoneButAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnyoneButAmazon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuyLocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLocal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuySmall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuySmall</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLess</span></a></p>
Ma Quest :ablobjam:<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLess</span></a><br> And<br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> </p><p>Counting down to <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Well then, 'tis the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedSwap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedSwap</span></a> season! So I'll be highlighting those resources as well on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> !<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Permaculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Degrowth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrowYourOwn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowYourOwn</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SeedSwapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedSwapping</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anticapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anticapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLess</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, I think that for this week's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a>, I'll be focusing on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> stuff, and will touch upon a few other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solarpunk</span></a> topics. I hope folks will join myself and others, while we share ideas and resources! <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rewilding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RewildingWins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RewildingWins</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Permaculture</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Degrowth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anticapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anticapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FixIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FixIt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLess</span></a></p>
Heechee Hacker<p>Another thing I was going to buy and didn't: Arcane: League of Legends - Season One Limited Edition Steelbook [4K] [4K UHD] : Various: Movies & TV </p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/4gIjO62" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">amzn.to/4gIjO62</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/lowbuy2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lowbuy2025</span></a>, <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/buyless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyless</span></a>,</p>
Nicole Wolf<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wandering.shop/@susankayequinn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>susankayequinn</span></a></span> </p><p>This shows how many superfluous things people consider important and how well we are persuaded to own certain things. </p><p>Now, we mainly pass on rubbish to our children because the durability of everything has become so poor. In return, we have spent our lives acquiring much more and creating huge amounts of (problem) waste. Appreciation would help on so many levels...</p><p><a href="https://geno.social/tags/buynothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buynothing</span></a> <a href="https://geno.social/tags/buyless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyless</span></a> <a href="https://geno.social/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reuse</span></a> <a href="https://geno.social/tags/share" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>share</span></a> <a href="https://geno.social/tags/borrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>borrow</span></a> <a href="https://geno.social/tags/upcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upcycle</span></a> <a href="https://geno.social/tags/appreciation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appreciation</span></a> <a href="https://geno.social/tags/wasteavoidance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wasteavoidance</span></a> <a href="https://geno.social/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a> <a href="https://geno.social/tags/repairability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repairability</span></a></p>
Wim 🅾<p>I am not particularly proud of my lifestyle, nor do I expect other people to live like I do (I *hope* they do, but that is a different thing). For a long time now, I have made a lot of life choices based on environmental impact. I have now come to a stage in life where I actively resent buying new things. And if I have to buy things, then there are some companies that will never get my money. <br>Thinking about it a bit more, if only say 20% of people in the G7 or similar countries would adopt a similar lifestyle:</p><p>- Amazon, Google, Facebook, X-Twitter etc would go bust;<br>- Apple, Microsoft and the hardware manufacturers that run their software would have some serious restructuring to do;<br>- the car industry would go bust; the meat industry would go bust; the airline industry would have to be nationalised; <br>- the clothing industry would maybe not go bust but there would be very little profit in their current business model.</p><p>On the other hand, CO2 emissions would drop dramatically; there would be a lot fewer private cars; public transport would be booming; repair businesses would flourish; and so on. I would love to see this happen.</p><p><a href="https://octodon.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLess</span></a><br><a href="https://octodon.social/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateEmergency</span></a></p>
Al ⁂<p>When I lived in London my now wife laughed at me and then became increasingly frustrated when I made four separate trips to an outdoor shop before finally deciding to buy a moderately expensive jacket.</p><p>I wore that jacket for 16 years. For a few years I wore it every day. It went with me across Europe and the Middle East, to the top of uncounted mountains and across a few seas.</p><p>Actually I still have it. When the cuffs were damaged beyond repair I cut off the arms and now wear it as a vest. Perfect for running on a cold morning.</p><p>Anyway:</p><p>How to shop mindfully and save money</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/532870/how-to-shop-mindfully-and-save-money" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rnz.co.nz/news/national/532870</span><span class="invisible">/how-to-shop-mindfully-and-save-money</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sunbeam.city/tags/buyless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyless</span></a> <a href="https://sunbeam.city/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reuse</span></a> <a href="https://sunbeam.city/tags/repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>repair</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Exhausted from the rising cost of living in the United States and nonstop ads, some young adults on TikTok are pushing for a more frugal lifestyle called "underconsumption core." <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/12/world/society/underconsumption-core-trends-tiktok/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/</span><span class="invisible">12/world/society/underconsumption-core-trends-tiktok/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/underconsumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underconsumption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buyless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyless</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/millennial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>millennial</span></a></p>
dbread<p>It has been 68 days since my last purchase on <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> </p><p>🐵 </p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/buylocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buylocal</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/buyless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyless</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/buy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buy</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/surveillancecapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillancecapitalism</span></a></p>
Scott Prentice ✅<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@dalfen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dalfen</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zirk.us/@impermanen_" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>impermanen_</span></a></span> </p><p>Just do the right thing an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CancelAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancelAmazon</span></a> completely. They are an environmental disaster and are ruining local stores. You likely don’t really need most of the garbage you’re buying anyway. Pay a little more and wait a little longer to support the companies who make your products. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLess</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuyLocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLocal</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuyFromManufacturer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyFromManufacturer</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AnyoneButAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnyoneButAmazon</span></a></p>
Peter V. Tretter ✅ 🇨🇦<p>Day 14: 30 Days of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buyless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyless</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LivingGreenBarrie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LivingGreenBarrie</span></a></p>
Moto<p>【 We have oceans of waste. Amazon’s plastic packaging waste alone could encircle the globe 500 times: <a href="https://buff.ly/39H6cqB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/39H6cqB</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. We need to do better.</p><p>Use less, buy less, waste less.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Useless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Useless</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WasteLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WasteLess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActOnClimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActOnClimate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> 】<br>↑<br><a href="https://x.com/mikehudema/status/1717930184848920798?s=12" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/mikehudema/status/171793</span><span class="invisible">0184848920798?s=12</span></a></p>
Amit Zinman<p>In a way, large corporations WANT to be the villains of the climate disaster story. As long as people can blame corporate greed for humanity's follies, people will have very little incentive to change their consumption levels. <br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/degrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degrowth</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/buyless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyless</span></a></p>
Scott Prentice ✅<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://zirk.us/@impermanen_" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>impermanen_</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://spore.social/@JeffAndDonkeys" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JeffAndDonkeys</span></a></span> Somehow, people need to realize that they really don’t need all that stuff. It’s not improving their lives. In fact, just the opposite. First step is to cancel your Amazon account. If you can’t buy it locally or from the original manufacturer, you likely don’t need it. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuyLocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLocal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CancelAmazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CancelAmazon</span></a></p>
Moto<p>【 We have oceans of waste. Amazon’s plastic packaging waste alone could encircle the globe 500 times: <a href="https://buff.ly/39H6cqB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/39H6cqB</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. We need to do better.</p><p>Use less, buy less, waste less.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Useless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Useless</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WasteLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WasteLess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActOnClimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActOnClimate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> 】<br>↑<br><a href="https://twitter.com/mikehudema/status/1672221498159898625?s=12&t=gRwDVaatTrdezkSC9YCthg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/mikehudema/status/</span><span class="invisible">1672221498159898625?s=12&t=gRwDVaatTrdezkSC9YCthg</span></a></p>
Christina 🇨🇦<p>Personal finance writer Andrew Hallam is a real treasure! I was so happy to hear him speak in person a few years back. Here is his big tip on how to help the environment.</p><p><a href="https://www.aesinternational.com/blog/want-to-help-the-environment-dont-bother-with-socially-responsible-funds?ref=andrewhallam.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aesinternational.com/blog/want</span><span class="invisible">-to-help-the-environment-dont-bother-with-socially-responsible-funds?ref=andrewhallam.com</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PersonalFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalFinance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLess</span></a></p>
byrd<p><a href="https://darmstadt.social/tags/earthdesaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthdesaster</span></a>. <br>---<br>RT @MikeHudema<br>We have oceans of waste. Amazon’s plastic packaging waste alone could encircle the globe 500 times: <a href="https://buff.ly/39H6cqB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/39H6cqB</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. We need to do better.</p><p>Use less, buy less, waste less.</p><p><a href="https://darmstadt.social/tags/Useless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Useless</span></a> <a href="https://darmstadt.social/tags/WasteLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WasteLess</span></a> <a href="https://darmstadt.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLess</span></a> <a href="https://darmstadt.social/tags/ActOnClimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActOnClimate</span></a> <a href="https://darmstadt.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <br><a href="https://twitter.com/MikeHudema/status/1645815000018165761" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/MikeHudema/status/</span><span class="invisible">1645815000018165761</span></a></p>
MountainWitch ⛤:flag_bisexual:<p>It's a hard balance between getting rid of fossil fuel powered machinery and vehicles and buying *new stuff that is electric, mostly plastic encased and is made in countries a long way from here. The first thing to think about is using LESS energy all around and buy less stuff. I did get an electric mower a while back because letting the yard get tall and dry in these fire summers is a bad idea. But, I am also constantly finding ways of using up that space to grow food. I have no native top soil, just rocky grit so I build raised beds everywhere. One area in my yard has a whole bunch of clay type soil that a neighbour was getting rid of many years ago. It became a base for building fertile soil but it's the only spot that has any. That doesn't mean the weeds don't grow in the rest, they grow everywhere. Couch grass is the main culprit. Some weeds are useful medicinals and pollinators: dandelions, plantain, and mullein. There is a bad patch of invasives: blackberries, tansy and mint. I pick as many berries as I can, pick and dry the mint for tea, and dry the tansy to use in the bee smoker. But there is still far too much. Chopping it back (with a machete) every year before it goes to seed seems to help it from spreading. I'm constantly searching for new ways to use less engine powered machinery and more hand powered tools. And keeping the peace and the silence. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuyLess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyLess</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/homesteading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homesteading</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/invasives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invasives</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SmallFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallFarm</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrowFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrowFood</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CountryLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CountryLiving</span></a></p>
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