• JiveTurkey@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    54
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    20 hours ago

    Here I am wondering how people afford to shop at Nordstrom while also being annoyed by the consumerism bullshit that is a blight on us all.

    • friend_of_satan@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      15 hours ago

      Are you saying that only poor people hate consumerism? Rejecting consumerism is an indirect way to gain wealth though frugality.

    • Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      30
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      18 hours ago

      I have one thing from there.

      A company branded sweatshirt.

      When I got hired they sent me the catalogue and said “pick something”, and I went “surely not, no, this is far too expensive for the one time I’ll wear it…” and they said “you need something for twice yearly meetings with the ceo, so just pick something… ok?”

      And so I got the absolute loudest (that I liked) multicolored zip front hoodie I could find and those bitches paid to have that shit embroidered with a logo nobody cares about or recognizes, and now I have a ridiculous sweatshirt that’s much higher quality than it deserves to be but cost THREE HUNDRED FUCKING FREEDOM DOLLARS, and thus occasionally gets worn even tho I don’t work there anymore.

      • Coreidan@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        12
        arrow-down
        21
        ·
        17 hours ago

        Holy shit. I can’t imagine being this upset to receive something for free. You must be fun at parties.

    • Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      edit-2
      17 hours ago

      Homes, medical treatment, and financial stability are all a lot more expensive than bougie consumer products.

      And while the average american can usually figure out how evil the oligarchy is, thinking through solutions and actions is a much bigger ask for the average american.

    • Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      16 hours ago

      I mean tbf this isn’t directly about consumerism it’s about the evil practices of healthcare insurance companies. I’m not sure you’d get nearly as many people agreeing that consumerism is bad.

      • topherclay@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        8
        ·
        edit-2
        17 hours ago

        because he couldnt get any more opiates prescribed?

        edit: how come every comment you’ve ever made over the past more-than-a-year have been deleted?

          • topherclay@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            10
            ·
            16 hours ago

            Oh I thought you were aware of some fact that I had not heard about but you were just talking out of your ass??

            I think that’s a really despicable thing to throw speculative bullshit around like you are and while we are just “wondering” out loud I wonder if this has anything to do with how you do not stand by anything you say and delete all your comments.

            • halfatank@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              1
              arrow-down
              4
              ·
              16 hours ago

              Seen what supposedly was a after surgery xray of guys back. And yes speculation. Also the ceo being investigated. Internet hearsay