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Everything is a grift these days. (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/casualconversation@piefed.social
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It feels like everything that exists these days is to drain money from me. Tourism is out of control. I don't even want to travel anymore. Video games, kids sports, eating out... It's all overly expensive just because they can.

It's frustrating.

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[–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I feel so similarly. It feels so insidious and normalised. I’ve been engaging more with anti-consumerist, minimalist, repair and mend etc. spaces online, and that’s helped me feel more hopeful. There are like-minded people out there! My latest obsession has been moving away from big tech because I’m fed up with having my privacy invaded just so I can be sold more useless crap.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Same. Excited to start moving to my own media server. Cancelled a lot of subscriptions and simply not bothering with a lot of stuff.

    Gonna invest in an old iPod for the car.

    I read a post here of a guy who was working through getting people to remove his details. I have started doing that to anyone who annoys me with sales emails. It’s just a copy and paste for me. But It takes their time to respond and confirm they have removed my details. I sound so petty 🤣

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