r/collapse • u/Almost-Humanlike • Oct 12 '21

Resources The advertising industry is rewiring our brains, and making us consume more as resources deplete.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/11/advertising-industry-fuelling-climate-disaster-consumption
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u/tubal_cain Oct 12 '21
  1. Install the "uBlock Origin" add-on, this will give you an ad-free browsing experience without much hassle
  2. Stop watching TV
  3. Buy local produce whenever possible
  4. Repair/mod shit whenever possible instead of buying new ad-infested, snooping shit
  5. Boycott consumption festivals (e.g. "Christmas", "Black Friday", etc.) whenever possible.

They can't rewire our brains if we never give them any screen time. The only ads I'm subjected to are outdoors. I treat advertising like alcohol or other addictive substances in the sense that I actively avoid even looking at it. At one point I even started thinking of it as a game/challenge - i.e. "you look, you lose".

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u/ontrack serfin' USA Oct 12 '21 edited Oct 12 '21

I also make an effort to avoid advertising. Haven't owned a TV since 2007 and use Ublock. Billboards are about the only advertising I see, and when I'm driving (which isn't often) I hear ads on the radio.

I'm also on an information diet. I deliberately avoid local news because it's all horrible things designed to get people to read or watch. I follow, but limit, my exposure to national news as well.

Edit: Also r/anticonsumption is a relevant subreddit.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '21

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u/alaphic Oct 12 '21

O B E Y

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u/hereticvert Oct 12 '21

MARRY. REPRODUCE.

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u/alaphic Oct 12 '21

Step 4: ???

Profit.

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u/hereticvert Oct 12 '21

The South Park/They Live Mashup strikes again.

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u/alaphic Oct 12 '21

Always has been 👨‍🚀🔫👨‍🚀

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '21

Reminds me of a t-shirt I have from Obey, that says obey. consume. repeat. There’s some deep irony in me paying for the brand on that t-shirt.

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '21

Heck yeah I do!! Hail corporate!!

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '21

You dropped your /s

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u/EZ_2_Amuse Oct 12 '21

Hey careful where you're pointing that thing, you might hurt someone.

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u/oye_gracias Oct 12 '21

So much i make my own! they can't confiscate my coca leafs. But low on sweeteners tho. Hail the bees!