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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

even at the cost of our own privileges

I agree with everything you've said except for this. With worldwide growing inequality, it's very clear where those resources are going. The people making less if the janitors get a pay bump isn't the middle managers. It's the owners, by a very tiny amount. If you don't have a share of the company, you're not affected by other people making more or spending less.

Funnily enough though, another winner in that scenario are small local business owners. More local income means more customers.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I mean you're right on that, it's not like someone having a Netflix account or not heavily affects the impoverished to the same extent Netflix the company has. But I meant moreso to hold so as a general mindset/expectation. Like owning a cottage is something doable, or at least was doable, for someone with a upper-mid income. Maybe a mid income with some time. But generally, but it's an expense that really only benefits a few that could be used for something else. Not to say don't enjoy things, but put your purchases in perspective with some deliberation.

No entirely on topic, but this mindset would also benefit environmentalism. Being in Canada, I can't count the number of times people have complained about the end of plastic bags. But really, the trouble of keeping a couple cloth bags on you at all times or even purchasing something later is a bare minimum hassle that outweighs the additional trash. Sure, consumers' impact is more negligible than industry waste, and industry waste should be the main focus. But from an individuals' perspective, you need to be slightly more mindful of your own responsibility if you care about your impact because you're the only person that can keep yourself accountable all times. And it adds up with each person, etc.