People who buy things just because they pass by them is crazy to me
Like, I’m not a poor boy by any metric (I make above median wage here) but jfc do people have literally no will power? Like they see an ad on TV/The internet and immediately feel the need to consume?
Granted, my shopping lists are vague (usually just like ‘meat&vegs for x days’) and then once i’m there I pick what’s on sale and strikes my fancy, but I don’t buy a fucking spare toaster oven just because the store moved the aisle and you need to go past the kitchen appliances to get to the meat.
That’s how it works. We humans grew from the wilderness to the traps of capitalism. If brain goes “I may need this, this looks good, I’ll take it” emotionally survival impulsive brain will do it. Logical brain will reject it later, maybe ask a refund if it’s smarter. But food brokers bet you won’t refund an used spare toaster oven you bought a few hours ago, and they win those bets more than lose for every person that comes into their sales trap.
In farmer coops, you just go to the farmer that you know produces x, y, and z, and bulk buy what you need, freeze the rest. Nothing gets wasted. And if they endup not selling something, to the canteen it goes. Soup for everyone!
We have perfectly evolved the ability to use technology. We evolved past the hunter gatherer lifestyle.
Nobody walks past a berry bush and is like oh wow I need to harvest all of that in case I can’t find any food tomorrow.
I mean, I do, because I love berries, but I don’t carry a basket around just in case. I explicitly head out to collect the berries and people look at me like I’m a crazy mfer. There’s this massive blackberry bush right outside work. When they get ripe you can easily harvest a whole bucket of them every 3 or so days. Then there’s the strawberry patch next to the dirt road that lead in the forest. Etc.
For the unaware, it’s 200% intentional.
Hate capitalism, and the food broker industry.
Amen to farmer coops markets.
People who buy things just because they pass by them is crazy to me
Like, I’m not a poor boy by any metric (I make above median wage here) but jfc do people have literally no will power? Like they see an ad on TV/The internet and immediately feel the need to consume?
Granted, my shopping lists are vague (usually just like ‘meat&vegs for x days’) and then once i’m there I pick what’s on sale and strikes my fancy, but I don’t buy a fucking spare toaster oven just because the store moved the aisle and you need to go past the kitchen appliances to get to the meat.
That’s how it works. We humans grew from the wilderness to the traps of capitalism. If brain goes “I may need this, this looks good, I’ll take it” emotionally survival impulsive brain will do it. Logical brain will reject it later, maybe ask a refund if it’s smarter. But food brokers bet you won’t refund an used spare toaster oven you bought a few hours ago, and they win those bets more than lose for every person that comes into their sales trap.
In farmer coops, you just go to the farmer that you know produces x, y, and z, and bulk buy what you need, freeze the rest. Nothing gets wasted. And if they endup not selling something, to the canteen it goes. Soup for everyone!
The wilderness was millenias ago. I don’t buy it.
We have perfectly evolved the ability to use technology. We evolved past the hunter gatherer lifestyle.
Nobody walks past a berry bush and is like oh wow I need to harvest all of that in case I can’t find any food tomorrow.
I mean, I do, because I love berries, but I don’t carry a basket around just in case. I explicitly head out to collect the berries and people look at me like I’m a crazy mfer. There’s this massive blackberry bush right outside work. When they get ripe you can easily harvest a whole bucket of them every 3 or so days. Then there’s the strawberry patch next to the dirt road that lead in the forest. Etc.
A much better reply that my planned “it’s intentional” response. Enjoyed that - thanks for sharing.