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This is what I try to tell people who just want the cheapest things possible. We’re voting with our dollars what kind of world we want.

Also, shipping things across the sea burns some of the worst fuel for the environment so I’d rather buy things made here and support the local economy whenever possible.

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fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Love seeing people spread awareness of bunker fuel. It’s absolutely terrible and would be illegal if humans were rational and wanted to survive as a species

A single large ship burning that shit pollutes as much as many millions of cars.

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exanime@lemmy.today ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

This is what I try to tell people who just want the cheapest things possible. We’re voting with our dollars what kind of world we want.

Ok, please tell me where can I buy <insert anything here> that’s wasn’t totally or partially made in China??

I’m an avid learner and DIY, I try to only buy raw materials and tools to make everything I can myself … I have yet to see standard basic tools that were not made in China…

I understand your point, but to expect that “voting with your wallet” will cause change, is like hoping we can turn around a cruise ship by blowing at it

Just look at the enshitification of everything… Did people vote that in with their wallets? Or all services decided that on greed and left us no choice but to hold our noses or give up the last few vestiges of entertainment that we could still afford?

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