When Buying Less Becomes a Political Statement In today’s world, consumption isn’t just encouraged—it’s expected. Advertising and social pressure push the idea that buying more will make us happier and

It sounds so smart, almost like you’re making the wise choice by buying just one thing instead of many. Source Smartphones that are now marketed as your wallet, doctor, and office in one. All-in-one

Source This seems to be where we are now, companies not waiting for kids to grow up anymore. They’re designing platforms for them and wrapping it all in bright colors and “kid-friendly” vibes, but it’s

You ever notice how every ad during a crisis says "We're all in this together" right before telling you to buy more stuff?

Source Prime Day’s here again, July 16th and 17th, and the internet’s gonna be flooded with deals. But don't forget that behind all the free shipping and lightning discounts, half of Amazon’s warehouse

Source We call it smart investing when the ultra-rich collect empty homes, idle yachts, and cars they don’t even drive. If anyone else filled their life with stuff they barely use, we’d call it hoarding.

You’ve probably seen it on your feed: people pledging to buy nothing new for a month, a year—or even indefinitely. What started as a personal finance challenge has turned into something deeper: a quiet

Only recently have I become aware of the dirty tactics used by big companies. I used to be tempted by those trendy outfits. But since joining the anticonsumption community, I’ve learned more about what

Photo Source In a pig breeding facility in Thuringia, Germany, investigators discovered piglets being thrown away like garbage—some of them still alive. Shocking footage released by animal rights group

What happened when she tried to go a month without single-use plastics?

Alexa Chung’s Vinted sale has been going on. Instead of buying new clothes, people can reuse quality pieces. It helps reduce waste, supports sustainability, and all the money goes to charity, not pr

When my brain feels cluttered, I love doing a tiny bit of gardening — it refreshes me. So, I decided to transplant my runner bean seedlings, which are now getting rootbound. I dug a few holes using my

More people are stepping away from mindless consumerism, choosing sustainability over convenience. From deleting Amazon accounts to embracing secondhand shopping, the movement is growing. But what’s

YouTube Kids was launched on February 23, 2015 as a supposed safe space for children to watch videos online. Parents everywhere rejoiced when they found they could stop paying attention to their kids and

Hi earthlings, I'm stoked that you could join me for the second issue of The Resilient Review. Each week, this newsletter brings links, snippets and interesting facts about technology from a conservationist

It isn't. Don't think of it like one. "But houses always go up." Riddle me this: If a random house in a neighborhood were actually a good investment, why is the bank lending money to you instead

Diogenes walked backward across the Agora. He kept an indifferent, calm expression, despite the throngs of people surrounding him, who turned to look, snickering, and laughing. When he eventually gathered

We are constantly inundated by the words of snake tongued spineless marketers and salesman that want to convince you that their particular product, which you never needed before, is something you desperately