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[–] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah. In a nutshell, refuse to participate in capitalism as much as you can.

But avoiding billionaire companies and their products is a good start.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Thats nice and all, but it screams of "stop buying avocado toast"

    Im not broke because i bought the new iphone(i didnt, ugh), im broke because im getting fucked on housing and utilities. And bills which I cant live without, such as my phone and car. I mean i guess i can live without those, so long as living doesnt require a job, and therefore finances. Which it does.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    A very rewarding part of getting into 3D printing is that after the initial purchase, I started repairing things left and right like a standing mixer for my grandma or a thread adapter for my partner. I didn't picture just how many things could be saved and how many purchases would be avoided. I'm always glad to be able to print some niche thing for under a euro worth of material that would otherwise cost 30€ or so and only be available on Amazon. I do realize the irony in having to make a non-insignificant purchase to acquire such a device, but it did open up a whole new world of making things on my own.

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