Overconsumption is bad, actually

any good writing out there about the history of landfills?

a screenshot of a fb post. it's a photo someone's taken in a grocery store of a display of GINGERBREAD MANSION KITS. the post text reads "this is everything that is wrong with society. Why does it have to be a mansion? Why can't it just be a house?"

ginger mcmansion

a single panel comic from Mark Paris. There's a gnome going into a room labelled "hanging out in a garden" and an elf going into a room labelled "making toys in the north pole." The elf has a thought bubble that says "Sometimes I think I chose the wrong major..."

The Daily Beast writes: "Kim Kardashian's brand SKIMS has sold out its synthetic pubic hair thongs and is now accumulating a waitlist for the product." Their tweet is accompanied by a link to a post with the story.

the year is 2030. a doctor solemnly informs you that you have plastic in your testicles bc millions of people persuaded by celebrity marketing bought synthetic pubic hairs that were eventually consumed by fish that you ate

www.gocomics.com/brewsterrock...

Thinking about buying an Amazon van so I can park anywhere.

The power is out on our street and everyone is outside talking to each other. They should do this once a week

Samsung brings ads to US fridges Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.

I see we're approaching the "watch this ad to receive your toast" level of dystopia

a beautiful ink illustration by IG artist drex.dsgn depicting a black hole, but in a slightly whimsical way. the text above reads "Needing nothing attracts everything" and underneath "letting go of desires creates a space for abundance and opportunities to naturally flow into your life"

abolish want

a sketch of a cat lying on its side completely zonked, drooling a little bit. the text around the cat says: EMPLOYED BUT AT WHAT COST? artist credit: john paul david

happy friday

that image of a person with a sun for a head that usually says "it was revealed to me in a dream" but it says "it was revealed to me by the microplastics in my brain"

a banksy painting being sold at auction called "Show me the Money" - it's a parody of monet's water lilies painting, but under the bridge of the tranquil scene banksy has inserted a couple of upturned shopping carts and a traffic cone in the water. the painting is being held by two men wearing surgical masks and gloves - they're handling the painting at the auction. (it sold for 7.5 million pounds by the way)

a photo of a field with the sentence "there is enough if we share" repeated over and over again transposed on top of it. couldn't find an original source - let me know if this is yours!

a screenshot of the 90s computer game Oregon Trail. it's the screen informing you that you've died of consumption

aren't we all

i can't figure out the artist credit for this cartoon, so if you know it, please DM me! a black and white single-panel cartoon of a man in a business suit standing at a bathroom sink washing his hands, looking worried. the sign on the door reads: EMPLOYEES MUST STRUGGLE TO REMEMBER WHAT THEY ARE DOING WITH THEIR LIVES BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK

a screenshot of a tweet that reads: "when someone accepts my ebay bid they are falling into my trap. when someone rejects my ebay bid they are allowing me to leg go of what is not for me so that I may step into who I will become" tweet by @ameliaelizade

may we all be losing our ebay bids

a photo of dunkin donuts pumpkin spice goldfish crackers. looking at them makes you realize we've gone too far and may never return from our collective madness

every day we stray further from the love of god

i'm done with microplastics. at this point if they're called for in a recipe i usually just skip em. tastes almost the same

two milk bottles side by side. one reads "milk expiration date: 2 weeks from now". the other reads: "milk jug expiration date: 500 years from now". source: ‪@mattorsagh.bsky.social's substack

They're making a new Ad Pillow that wakes you up a few times in the night to show you ads

image says: humans were designed to create. this is why you get depressed when all you do is consume

A family outside their home. Their deck is loaded with guns.

A man in his living room. His living room is full of guns. There's also a big safe labeled "Liberty."

A man outside his home. The walkway into his home is full of guns.

A woman outside her garage. The front of her home is full of guns, some laid out in a star formation.

IMO many Americans don't even buy guns for personal protection or to defend themselves against a tyrannical government. They simply have a shopping addiction

a four panel comic by @MrLovenstein 1 - a person at a computer buys a NEW OBJECT and says "this should make me happy" 2 - Later...a mailman hands the person NEW OBJECT 3 - person is holding NEW OBJECT, slightly smiling 4 - person is now holding OBJECT and not smiling

a screenshots of one of those wikihow illustrations of a guy on his knees scrubbing the floor. it's step #1 of How to Deal with an Existential Crisis. 1) Create the illusion of purpose through work. You're not gonna escape the dread but you can be too exhausted to think about it

happy #monday everyone

A New Yorker cover by roz chast A frazzled woman walks through a grocery store with fully stocked shelves. The products around her include "Sense of Doom" "Pointless Rage" "Lawsuit from Above" "Shingles!" "

that drake meme. on the top he's shying away from the thought "10% off when you buy 3 times" and he's pretty pleased at the thought "100% off when you don't buy anything"

A Sparrowhawk pauses mid-stride along a branch, one talon lifted and head tilted down, its intense yellow eyes fixed on the ground…the very picture of someone trudging to work while internally rethinking every choice they’ve ever made.

On the way to work. Re-thinking every life choice.

#MondayMotivation

📷 James Gregory

a bill whitehead cartoon. a man is sitting in a garage in a chair surrounded by boxes and shelves and a fridge. he's just sitting there, not watching something or anything. his wife stands outside and is speaking on the phone and says "he won't be available for awhile. he's spending quality time with all his junk"