• john89@lemmy.ca
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    21 hours ago

    Yes, exactly.

    Although I will agree with you that there are women out there that feel as though they are ‘owed’ something due to the historical treatment of women.

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      21 hours ago

      Then I’m inclined to agree with you.

      How do you think we can solve the consumerism and greed problem then? I’m guessing just axe capitalism?

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        21 hours ago

        It’s a cultural problem and it requires cultural solutions.

        We need to value different things, and that’s purposefully vague because it applies to so many aspects of our lives.

        I’ve recently been thinking of it as a ‘war on modesty,’ which is what we need to see value in in order to fight back against consumerism.

        Do more with less. Appreciate what we have. Those kinds of things.

        It’s unfortunate that these basic suggestions could solve such major problems, but I believe that’s how far we’ve strayed from the truth.

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          21 hours ago

          Yeah it’s a very sensationalist solution, and quite utopian almost. Society praises individuals with the means to obtain material possessions at the drop of a hat. You also have figures like Andrew Tate who preach that it should be one’s goal. I think we’re far past that point of culture shift as consumerism seems to be ingrained in our nature at this point.