{"id":570605,"date":"2023-12-01T07:27:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=570605"},"modified":"2023-12-01T07:33:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:33:21","slug":"the-new-consumerism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/01\/the-new-consumerism\/","title":{"rendered":"THE NEW CONSUMERISM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/iQ6Yjre6?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=1&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00e2\u20ac\u009dEnvironmentalism\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153living off the grid\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153saving the planet\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153reducing your carbon footprint\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, going vegetarian vegan or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153plant based\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, meat is evil blah blah blah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/1WM4MHXd?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=1&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lots of very fat profits to be made in the industries of marijuana, alcohol, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153CBD\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, weed, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153mindfulness\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, yoga, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 dogs? One can argue that having a dog and a pet is 100000x worse for the environment than having children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t trust these loser \u00e2\u20ac\u0153effective\u00e2\u20ac\u009d altruists.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First the general concept of altruism is bad. Nobody wants nor *needs* or is asking for your \u00e2\u20ac\u0153help\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. We don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need no pseudo-superheroes, Jesus messiah figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label=\"VideoPress Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/krjwqaOo?resizeToParent=1&#038;cover=1&#038;autoPlay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;loop=1&#038;muted=1&#038;persistVolume=0&#038;playsinline=0&#038;preloadContent=metadata&#038;sbc&#038;sbpc&#038;sblc&#038;useAverageColor=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow=\"clipboard-write; presentation\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also to even make altruism \u00e2\u20ac\u0153effective\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201d applying anaemic utilitarian theory to helping other humans reduces people to a mere number and statistic\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 this is the new Joseph Stalinism?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A million deaths is a statistic. A single death is a tragedy. &#8211; Joseph Stalin<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If alcohol, marijuana was bad for the planet, or having dogs or going vegan or going plant based was bad for the planet \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 would people still do it?<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u009dEnvironmentalism\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153living off the grid\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153saving the planet\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153reducing your carbon footprint\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, going vegetarian vegan or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153plant based\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, meat is evil blah blah blah. 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