“Keep The Peasant Class Distracted”: 80 Brutal Reminders Of How Bad Consumerism Has Gotten (New Pics)

We only have one home, and it’s Planet Earth. So, it would make sense to structure society in such a way that you maximize environmental protection, resource efficiency, frugality, and long-term sustainability. And yet, it’s consumerism, greed, and profitability that get prioritized.

The ‘Anticonsumption’ online community criticizes consumer culture, materialism, planned obsolescence, exploitation, and all the other things that make the world a worse place. We’re featuring some of the group’s most accurate posts to inspire you to think about how your daily actions impact not just you, but society and the planet as a whole.