Yes, we can not buy entertainment and simply buy essentials. We can only go to work, come home, eat, and sleep.
But thats a very boring existence, and offering that as an alternative instead of demanding change actively speaks very poorly of your opinion of people.
The world is increasingly monetized, and simply refusing to participate will not change that. It will just cut you off more and more from the world. Which is worse for everyone.
I do agree that would be rather boring existence, but there will always be low cost activities or even ways to lower the cost of already existing activities. Like in current context, simply buying later when theres a sale and not buying on release day.
But i am advocating for a change, through the only means people have in their control. We have no control over markets, we have no control over what the companies decide to do. It’s even arguable how much control we have over our government and in extensions how much control they are willing to exert over companies.
But we can choose where we spend our money.
Yes, world is increasingly monetized. Refusing to participate in it will not have any effect, it requires active effort against it to change it and yes that does mean giving up some comforts, but on a bright side. Organizing rallies and looking for like minded individuals on a local level works rather well to bring people together or even just convincing people not to go along with the monetization.
Yes, we can not buy entertainment and simply buy essentials. We can only go to work, come home, eat, and sleep.
But thats a very boring existence, and offering that as an alternative instead of demanding change actively speaks very poorly of your opinion of people.
The world is increasingly monetized, and simply refusing to participate will not change that. It will just cut you off more and more from the world. Which is worse for everyone.
I do agree that would be rather boring existence, but there will always be low cost activities or even ways to lower the cost of already existing activities. Like in current context, simply buying later when theres a sale and not buying on release day.
But i am advocating for a change, through the only means people have in their control. We have no control over markets, we have no control over what the companies decide to do. It’s even arguable how much control we have over our government and in extensions how much control they are willing to exert over companies. But we can choose where we spend our money.
Yes, world is increasingly monetized. Refusing to participate in it will not have any effect, it requires active effort against it to change it and yes that does mean giving up some comforts, but on a bright side. Organizing rallies and looking for like minded individuals on a local level works rather well to bring people together or even just convincing people not to go along with the monetization.