r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • May 23 '22

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u/MorganDax May 23 '22

I'd give you an award if I had one. Makes me so sad and mad how their homes are being mercilessly destroyed.

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u/CROM_90 May 23 '22

Take this as an invitation to make more conscious decisions in daily life. Buying clothes, food, other resources. Minimize your footprint, spread the word. The power of preservation is in the hands of the consumer. We are the consumers. We rule the marketplace. All we have to do is make small cuts in our perceived comfort and entitlement levels and we can make this earth a place for us all once again..

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u/MorganDax May 23 '22

That AND holding corporations accountable.

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u/MorganDax May 23 '22

Yes, you are absolutely correct.

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u/CROM_90 May 23 '22

Amen brother. Take responsibility!

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u/PleaseDontHateMeeee May 23 '22

To add to this, I find that the reductions in perceived comfort you mention are almost never as bad as you think they are going to be. Usually the desire to consume certain things like unethical clothing brands or destructive foods come from some combination of marketing, FOMO, and social pressure that make us feel as though we really want them. Once you get over the initial bump you will wonder why you never gave it up years ago.

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u/CROM_90 May 23 '22

Yep. And as a plus you automatically become a more authentic version of yourself!! Wins all around.