some things you can dump 100% and other things may not be so easy. if you can 100% dump something, do it. if you can't, reduce it as much as possible. i dumped spotify and starbucks permanently. i can only *mostly* dump amazon, so i only use it when i absolutely cannot get something elsewhere. - ThreadSky

shroompunk.com • 10 days ago

some things you can dump 100% and other things may not be so easy.

if you can 100% dump something, do it. if you can't, reduce it as much as possible. i dumped spotify and starbucks permanently. i can only *mostly* dump amazon, so i only use it when i absolutely cannot get something elsewhere.

Reposted from Nilah Magruder

When it comes to boycotting, just a thought. It’s okay if you can’t quit a company cold turkey. In Master Gardeners, when we encourage people to switch to native plants, the goal is 70% native, not 100%. If you were shopping at a store 80% of the time and cut it back to 60%, that 20% still hurts.

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shroompunk.com•10 days ago

this can also result in discomfort! it's frustrating to not have spotify because there's not really an exact replacement, but it's not *necessary* to my life to have spotify, so i've been learning to live without it.

if i don't *need* something, and amazon's the only option? i prob won't get it.

shroompunk.com•10 days ago

a part of cutting back on buying from shitty companies is also cutting back on consumerism overall.

i don't replace things if they don't need replacing. i darn my socks. i wear my bedsheets out. i repair my hand braces, and wash compression garments gently so they last longer. etc.

shroompunk.com•10 days ago

initially, the experience is one of frustration. i wanted to get new shit because it seemed easier and nicer, but then it became more natural. i started out darning nicer socks that had designs, that i didn't want to get rid of--now i'm doing it to the plain white ones bc hey, they cost money too.

shroompunk.com•10 days ago

currently in the process of looking into whether i could make recycled paper for artwork. i've got the mould and deckle for papermaking, but want to make paper that'll be functional, and know that recycled paper can be flimsy if done wrong.

it's an ongoing process to cut back on purchases.

shroompunk.com•10 days ago

and there'll be some things i can never cut back on. the hand braces i wear eventually break beyond repair, and that's one of the things i end up buying on amazon since the brand is hard to find, for example.

but i can repair + stretch their survival for months and reduce my buying overall.

shroompunk.com•10 days ago

some of it can even be fun, if you get artsy with it. got a pair of pants that i can't fit, so my plan is to make elephant bells with them, because i'm big on the 70s shit. and if i can make recycled paper well, then i know how to make sketchbooks already.

bit by bit, less things need to be bought.

rawmaw.bsky.social•9 days ago

What's wrong with Spotify?

shroompunk.com•9 days ago

spotify is shitty about denying royalties to musicians, and donated to trump
https://www.newsweek.com/spotify-faces-boycott-calls-trump-inauguration-donation-2023553

piggalicious.bsky.social•9 days ago

I'm in the same boat, my group moved to Tidal and it's been rough but nice not supporting Spotify and letting the artists earn 3x as much per stream.

Amazon is definitely the toughest but this is a nice reminder that cutting back is still doing something.

shroompunk.com•9 days ago

yeah monopolies have a vested interest in reducing our ability to buy certain things elsewhere--in some cases, we can't avoid them. but if we reduce our use of those options to *only* what is necessary, they're gonna get less money in the end. sometimes that's the best we can do.

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