this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2026
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The idea that buying products is a moral choice to "support" something is your brain on capitalism. They've actually convinced people that shopping is responsible citizenship and moral agency. Not even morality can exist outside of the market.
This sounds more like an argument that you don't have to make moral considerations when you spend money because lol capitalism
To me it sounds like one of those posts, that ask why do I have to work for a living?
It hurt itself in its confusion!
If only anti-onsumption had an advertising budget.