50 Posts From ‘Anti Consumption’ That Show Exactly What’s Wrong With The World (New Pics)
In Fight Club, Brad Pitt’s character, Tyler Durden, delivered a powerful line: “The things you own end up owning you.” The main message is that many define themselves through material things, whether branded clothes, shiny gadgets, unneeded furniture, or expensive jewelry.
Consumerism has been a hot-button issue for decades, and many people are going against it. One group is the Anticonsumption subreddit, which has nearly 800,000 members as of this posting.
We’ve collected a handful of posts that express disapproval against all forms of materialism. See which ones you’re able to relate to the most.
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Better Packaging Options Do Exist
Absolutamente
In a similar piece, Bored Panda spoke with UK-based clinical psychologist and The Thomas Connection founder Michaela Thomas. She discussed a potential link between overspending and mental disorders.
“If overspending is due to lack of financial planning, or wanting the dopamine kick of how good it feels to purchase something, that can be linked to ADHD, depression, mania, psychosis, or other dopamine-related issues.”
Such Incredible Waste…
What's Yours?
Over Production Of The Wrong Stuff?
Bicycles and aparment buildings are the most efficient forms of transport and housing. And yet car companies and drivers encourage and use violence against cyclists, and the construction industry wants to make EVERYTHING illegal to build except single detached homes that sell for $1 million each.
Then there is the question of, “What drives a person to purchase a product or service?” Survey Sparrow gave several factors, perception being one of them. It is the manner in which a consumer interprets information about what they intend to buy.
“A consumer who has had a positive experience with a particular brand may have a more favorable perception of that brand than a consumer who has not had any experience with the brand.”
Based
Cell phone makers: We'll pay the fine, with the income of five minutes.
This Is Annoying
I bet putting kids in foster homes is waaaay cheaper than simply paying the debts of struggling parents /s
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Lawn Hating Post Beware
better for the eyes and safety, a vehicle that exits the road will be braked more gently in vegetation and tall grass than on flat ground
Simple Math
What is the purpose of these massive cars? Compensating for something?
Our beliefs likewise influence purchasing decisions, which can be influenced by cultural values, personal experience, and social influence.
“For example, consumers who believe organic products are healthier may be more likely to purchase organic foods.”
Do We The People See This For How Truly Messed Up It Is?
And remember : the people who discovered how to make insuline gave their patent away for 1$ to help people. But compagnies managed to patent the production process in itself, and that's how we T1 diabetics get killed in the name of profit.
To Keep Prices High . .
I Am Not Sure If This Is A "Hot Take" But There Is Literally No Reason Why Anyone *needs* A Private Plane Or Yacht That Cause Literal Tons Of Environmental Damage Unless They Are An Important Essential Official, We Should Legally Ban Them All
Private jet owners should be required to volunteer them for use in emergency aid situations. At their cost. Call it a luxury tax.
The discussion took a slightly darker turn when talking about materialism. Here’s an analysis by Knox College psychology professor Dr. Tim Kasser.
“We know from research that materialism tends to be associated with treating others in more competitive, manipulative, and selfish ways, as well as with being less empathetic.”
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Food Is Free
Yk living in a hippie commune doesn't sound so bad anymore. I can deal with Pete's weed breath and Rivershines crystals if I get like, food and nice conversation
Profitable War Is One Thing
Russian politicians will be like "we are the greatest country in the world, the rotting West is no match for us, we have noone to be afraid of", then proceed to expand the military in the name of peace.
Data Pollution
The Dead Internet theory is looking each passing day more like a fact.
Good Point
According to Dr. Kasser, people who tend to be materialistic also experience problems outside of their mental health.
“They reported physical health problems, such as stomachaches and headaches, and the less they experienced pleasant emotions and felt satisfied with their lives.”
My Vinyl Office Chair Has Been Peeling For Years. Decided To Get It Reupholstered Instead Of Replacing It
Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
All my books and music used to be money. I am very happy with the exchange rate..
On A Beach Vacation, I Walked Out On A Pier To Watch The Sunset When This Hideous Electronic Billboard Cruised By Scrolling Ads In The Middle Of The Ocean. It Felt So Dystopian. Nowhere Is Free From Advertising!
I think this kind of advertising has a negative effect on the consumer...if an advert annoys me in any way I will not but that product..irrespective of how good it is.
Without A Doubt
Just Discovered The Most Pointless Item I’ve Seen In Awhile
Dr. Kasser also pointed out that people who turn to materialism are likely dealing with personal insecurities.
“People are more materialistic when they feel insecure or threatened, whether because of rejection, economic fears or thoughts of their own death."
How Do People Not See Thr Addiction Aspect Of Shopping?
Ever Hopeful I Might Be Able To Change Some Minds
Save And Repair
Great, and here is me struggling to pay the rent for a one room pokey hole under the roof Bedsit. Roll on the utopia.
Eat Shit, Advertising Drones
Signs of materialism are believed to manifest at a young age. According to Professor Mònica Casabayó of Spain’s Esade University, family income determines whether a child will grow up to be a consumerist.
“Children in lower-income families were significantly more materialistic than children growing up in higher-income families,” she said in an article for the University website.
Black Friday My Ass
Most Items In This Store Will Be In A Landfill Within A Decade. In Two Decades, Effectively Everything In This Store Will Have Been Buried In The Earth, Burned, Washed Out To Sea, Or Shipped To And Dumped In An Impoverished Country
Excellent perspective. It applies to the cheap housing construction going on all over the US right now. The million dollar cardboard houses being poorly constructed over every spot of land will last maybe 50 years at best before having to be overhauled or demoed. Think about the size of THAT landfill.
Happy People Don't Buy Much
My cell phone is about 8 years old. It still works fine. Why should I bother to get a new one because certain apps won't function on it? I just won't use those apps. And it has an amazing camera - that's why I picked it.
Amazing 😑
Rage
Consumer Kills
Went Hiking And Came Across The Aftermath Of A Gender Reveal
When I Say My Jaw Dropped…
Be Honest
Some Of The Scenes After Creamfields North Festival This Year. All Tents And Camping Gear Were Abandoned + Left In The Fields, Alongside An Inconceivable Amount Of General Trash
Seeing People Paying Hundreds For A Overpriced Clothing With A Giant Logo Triggers Me
Black Friday Idiocy
For some time now, there has been a law in the EU that requires the lowest price from the last month before the promotion to be placed next to the promotional price.
My Friend Found This At The Airport. Makes Me So Mad
Professor Casabayó and her colleagues also found that a child’s education plays a role.
“Our data show that children in religious schools were less materialistic than children in secular schools. Religious schools may influence children by putting over a world view where spiritual ends are more important than possessions."
Analysis Paralysis
How Much Plastic Junk Is Needed?
why are you looking for scientific accuracy in a non-scientific event?
Highwaymen Lobbyist
Disney Taking Cultural Appropriation To A Whole New Level
Why Is That A Bad Thing ?
Kardashian Calling Someone Cute For Having To Work 20 Hrs To Afford Their Jeans
Your Real Job
Thank God! I’m Relieved Now
Saw This As A Meme On Instagram Today! Instantly Thought Of Anticonsumption
You Love To See It
Remember When Nature And Imagination Kept Us Occupied For Hours
Over $150 Of Unclaimed Mobile Starbucks Orders Wasted Because People Were Too Busy To Pick Up Today
Think About It
Googling Anything
What Would You Call Amazon?
Is Tourism Becoming Toxic?
Hawaii is struggling with a huge stray cat population which is probably responsible for most of these birds going extinct.
My Goodness…
Got My Pizza And It Came With These Napkins. I Ordered Food, Not Political Ads
Kanopy✅
The Kings Of Promoting Consumerism
The Aftermath Of Nye
This Is Really Sad
Coke Has Been One Of The Most Disastrous Companies For The Planet And Our Health, It’s About Time To See This
Remember when Coca-Cola corp hired mercenaries to kill off multiple tribes in the amazon rainforest so Coca-Cola could clear and use their land? Pepperidge Farms remembers.
This Popped Up On My Feed
“There Are Fewer Fish In The Sea Than Ever Before”
Which is one reason for more shark attacks. We're depleting their food at a great rate - and what do humans floundering around in water look like? Food.
Happy Black Week, R/Anticonsumption
Stuff was probably jacked up 90% anyway..............Why not 100%? Well that would be unethical.
Bullying
Am I just a weirdo in that I don't see the big deal with these stupid cups??? I just can't bring myself to throw away that much money on a freaking tumbler, and I am flabbergasted over the fact that a stupid cup has become a status symbol now???
Eat Healthy With A Side Of Micro Plastics
I'm not a fan of plastic waste and single use plastic like this, but there are actually a lot of people out there with a wide ranging array of disabilities that this helps out a lot. There are people for whom cutting up stuff like this is either physically painful or physically impossible.
Spotted In Singapore: A Way To Dry Your Umbrella Instead Of Using A Single-Use Bag Each Time
This Thing Sucks, Buy A Different One
Well, You Shouldn't Have Expected
I'm certain that they stuck to their morals and politely turned down any gifts given to them... right?
Random American Sees This And Says Nah It's Better Than A Well Working Railway Network
Saw Someone Share A Pic Of Their Phone, Thought I’d Do The Same
If it works, it works. I drove a Toyota Corolla into the ground, and I plan to do the same with my current set of wheels.
Get a scooter next time. A new one with 150+mpg will cost the same to buy as two payments on a "new" vehicle today. If I were forced back to Canada (where I live I only use public transit), I would only have a scooter. ~IF~ I needed to drive, which I likely wouldn't.
Load More Replies...Look again. Do you see it? You can answer that yoself. Stick to your older working phone instead of getting every year the newest model to just show it off.
Load More Replies...I bought my current phone in 2022, a used 2018 4G phone. My previous phone was a 2018 (new) phone which I had repaired twice (screen, display, battery) until I broke the main board. Taking care of stuff and maintaining it is not difficult.
Mall Of America Of The Seas
This Is A Closet
I'll Never Understand Why So Many People (Especially In The States) Are So Vehemently Opposed To Washing Dishes
The beginning of doing the dishes overwhelms me but after i start it gets easier
Influencers Are The Worst
Why Are We Almost Ignoring The Sheer Volume Of Aircraft In The Global Warming Discussion
Target Is Still Well Stocked On Soulless Christmas Trees
You Will Own Nothing
Thanks To This Sub, I Knew How To Repair These Instead Of Replacing Them 🖤
This Is So Sad
Saw This Flyer On My College Campus
If you buy from Temu, where everything is cheap - how much do you think that the person who made it is getting? Cost of living 'may' be cheaper in the countries where the goods are made, but it's not free.
I Hate This
Spend More Money, Loser
My Coworkers Make Fun Of My Pencil
Next Level Of Gadget Addiction Is Coming. Wearing This Will Become The Norm
Oh I Guess Natural Diamonds Are Great For The Environment
Saw This Chart On Fb. How Often You Should Change Those Household Items
This Is So Embarrassing
Environmental Footprints Of Dairy And Plant-Based Milks
What Zionists Are Genociding For
Zionists? Genocide? Wtf, boredpanda? I come here to avoid this political propaganda. Don't do this...
Maybe BP should take a look at all their “buy this random cråp!” posts. This particular post seems really hypocritical in the face of multiple consumerism posts per day
Sure are a lot of pop up and scrolling ads for a site that constantly rips on capitalism
I'm feeling sad now. Hopefully at least one of the new threads will be fun.
False equivalence. Some people do need a vehicle. All people don't. No one person needs a private jet.
Load More Replies...Maybe BP should take a look at all their “buy this random cråp!” posts. This particular post seems really hypocritical in the face of multiple consumerism posts per day
Sure are a lot of pop up and scrolling ads for a site that constantly rips on capitalism
I'm feeling sad now. Hopefully at least one of the new threads will be fun.
False equivalence. Some people do need a vehicle. All people don't. No one person needs a private jet.
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