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Comment on Gen Z is cooking more and shopping less as they struggle to achieve financial success

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. 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 myself 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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the_q@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Be careful! Humble bragging can cause serious injury due to the stick up your ass!

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- Moneo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  For fucks sake look at their profile pic. What a wanker.
  
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  - streetfestival@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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
    
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- streetfestival@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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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  - vjprema@fosstodon.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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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    streetfestival@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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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  - Moneo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Vijay is sharing some really important insights on how to be insufferable.
    
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    streetfestival@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Ad hominem
    
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- vjprema@fosstodon.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  @the_q Oh don't get me started flexing on how I sleep on the floor and no longer own a car
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  - mapleseedfall@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Oh yeah? Well I don’t even have a floor
    
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