Comment by johnnyanmac

Comment by johnnyanmac 2 days ago

I've given up pretty much all of that out of necessity, yes. Insurance and rent still goes up so I'm spending almost as much as I was at my peak, though.

>I'm just hoping you acknowledge that what people consider optional consumption has changed, which means people consume a lot more.

Of course it's changed. The point is that

1. the necessities haven't changed and have gotten more expensive. People need healthcare, housing, food, and tranport. All up.

2. the modern day expectations means necessities change. We can't walk into a business and shake someone's hand to get a job, so you "need" access to the internet to get a job. Recruiters also expect a consistent phone number to call so good luck skipping a phone line (maybe VOIP can get around this).

These are society's fault as they shifted to pleasing shareholders and outsourcing entire industries (and of course submitted to lobbying). so I don't like this blame being shifted to the individual for daring to consume to survive.

satvikpendem 2 days ago

What is the alternative?

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johnnyanmac a day ago

Voting in people who can actually recognize the problem and make sure corporationa cant ship all of America's labor overseas. Blaming ourselves for society's woes only pushes the burden further on the people, instead of having them collectively gather and push back against those at fault.

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- satvikpendem 16 hours ago
  
  I suppose so, but that takes decades of change. I don't see any solution right now though which is what matters to many.
  As an aside, every thread I see here has a comment by you lol, that's some good effort but maybe take a break from such strenuous commenting, I say this sincerely as I also used to get into all these back and forths on HN and then realized, much of the time, it's a waste of my own time.
  
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