• Vijay Prema@fosstodon.org
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    9 months ago

    @return2ozma

    Or some just like cooking and don’t give a damn about consumerism?

    I’m not exactly struggling with finances. I cook all my food because I like to and have time. I hardly buy stuff because I unbrainwashed myself from consumerism.

    Half the reason I semi-retired in my 30s is because I need little to satisfy me after de-bloating my mind.

    I have a baby son and a wife and plenty of time to spend with them.

    All of the people I know who have more money than me do not have any of this.

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      9 months ago

      Be careful! Humble bragging can cause serious injury due to the stick up your ass!

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        9 months ago

        I think Vijay is sharing some really important insights that are lost on many in this era of ubiquitous advertising, subscription services, and increasing groupthink: be more buy less, especially if you need to conserve spending and/or save money

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          9 months ago

          Vijay is sharing some really important insights on how to be insufferable.

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          9 months ago

          @streetfestival @the_q I’m glad you get it. I love “be more buy less”!

          Many of us don’t need nearly as much as we think we do. It takes a bit of growth & calming down tho, which is hard to do with all the noise

          Media hypes us on the “cost of living crisis” and while I agree basic needs price goes up which sucks, but half the problem is really a “cost of confirming crisis”. That is, wanting to live in a very specific and often sub-optimal way just to be at least “on par” with everyone else.

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            9 months ago

            And I love “cost of conforming”! Unfortunately, it isn’t easy figuring out that status/material crap doesn’t equal self-esteem in this world

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        9 months ago

        For fucks sake look at their profile banner, second coming of jesus type shit. What a wanker.

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          9 months ago

          I see someone who values spiritual growth and isn’t ashamed of presenting that to the world. I don’t see someone who thinks of themselves as a messiah. They appear to be someone I’d enjoy having a chat with. You seem quite anger prone right now