Capitalism or consumerism? There is a difference and they shouldnt be conflated. We are in a time of heavy convenient consumerism. We are in love with cheap because we think cheap is smarter than expensive. We think if we pay a carbon tax we can offset our consuming of cheap items produced en masse so everyone can also enjoy cheap. Clearly this isnt working for many reasons. A cheap item imported by a company with no interest in our local environment except your dollars is not inexpensive. Look at the life of any product and use that as motovation when buying. Think how needed is it and what happens to it after its lifecycle. If it isnt clear, dont buy it. If you chose to after truely thinking it thru, perhaps its not capitalism but ones own consumerism that is the problem. As a manufacturer, I am aware of this with each and everything I buy and I rarely compromise with cheap.
Oct. 15, 2021, 10:10 p.m. - Tobius
Capitalism or consumerism? There is a difference and they shouldnt be conflated. We are in a time of heavy convenient consumerism. We are in love with cheap because we think cheap is smarter than expensive. We think if we pay a carbon tax we can offset our consuming of cheap items produced en masse so everyone can also enjoy cheap. Clearly this isnt working for many reasons. A cheap item imported by a company with no interest in our local environment except your dollars is not inexpensive. Look at the life of any product and use that as motovation when buying. Think how needed is it and what happens to it after its lifecycle. If it isnt clear, dont buy it. If you chose to after truely thinking it thru, perhaps its not capitalism but ones own consumerism that is the problem. As a manufacturer, I am aware of this with each and everything I buy and I rarely compromise with cheap.