#Consumption

CHRIStmas with the king

theodramatist

I do wonder now if “The Spirit of Christmas” is a necessary consumer capitalist mythos to absolve people for their (necessary for the holiday) excessive consumption. That there is a

Kai Heron

KaiHeron

There’s no question that First World consumption must decrease as part of any viable climate crisis mitigation strategy. But a politics that emphasizes consumption at the expense of production is

Sam

Samir_Madani

#OOTT My read of the oil market right now- COVID is making a new small wave- India sees rising COVID cases. This impedes imports- Global refinery runs are still well

Shane Phillips

ShaneDPhillips

About 17% of households live in apartments with 5 units or more, but they only account for about 9% of total household energy consumption. Energy use is also declining faster

Amritha Pillay

AmrithaPillay

Have received higher than usual electricity bills this month? Here is a thread for you First things first... In case you missed this important information- the bills you received

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

1/7I don't have all the data yet, but I think I am a bit more skeptical about the "big spending" story than many others are. Total consumption at major retailers

Daniel Ƀrrr

csuwildcat

Bitcoin uses less energy than clothes dryers, yet you don't see all these disingenuous hypocrites talking about how they can Save The Planet™ by simply hanging up their clothes and

lexi 🍄

exiliaex

there's this idea that permeates the history of socialist writers and lives to this day, that "if you don't work, you don't eat. if you refuse to labor, don't expect

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TomiYeyugo

the problem I have with white liberal environmentalist vegans is how they point to the agricultural industry and identify "meat consumption" as the issue instead of "meat consumption under capitalism"

Maia The 🐝

semirose

What's the politics version of "no ethical consumption under capitalism" bc I'm so tired Realistically it's still "no ethical consumption under capitalism" bc politics and capitalism are intrinsically linked

André Staltz

andrestaltz

Infinite scrolling makes people feel like they are actively in control of searching for relevant content, but it's uniquely suited for advertisement because the user isn't sure what they'll find

John Manoochehri

jmanooch

And since I am here tweeting abt marginality, ok why not rehearse my theory of why econ growth is bounded for the novel (as far as I know) reasons of-

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thomasjbevan1

‘Creation> Consumption’ is bad advice./A Thread\ It’s better to create than consume.This is true as far as it goes.But as a piece of advice this completely lacks nuance and probably

phytoestrogen addict

soylent_slut

Veganism needs to be thought of as more than just a boycott. Boycotts by themselves are not what will solve this issue, systemic changes are. Now here is why veganism

Michael Pettis

michaelxpettis

1/5A Shanghai professor calls Singles Day sales "a barometer to observe China’s economy". He adds that "this online shopping festival will not only serve as an incubator for business innovation,

Aodhán Michael Connolly

MichaelAodhan

I saw someone on a thread saying that as the UK imports 1/3 of lamb consumption & exports 1/3 then the UK is completely sustainable when it comes to that

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