In order for the world to repair itself, the average person’s sense of self needs to realign itself by a few very important degrees . Our self-identification needs to shift from that of active consumer to active citizen.

Nov 21, 2020 · 3:14 PM UTC

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Absolutely ✌
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And to shift from feeling to thinking, dammit.
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Active consumers have lost their identities. They have become data for marketers and media and programmed to consume. Sense of self has been in hibernation for too long, hopefully the ice will melt for a renaissance soon.
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Amen
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Too bad the identitarians turned everything into a fight for personal agency; their calculated efforts have diverted us from achieving the very collective agency we need to make change.
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For example
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This shift away from consuming (and gdp growth) as the yardstick of value is such a huge shift - it seems predicated on widespread grasp of just where we are in relation with the resources we really need (climate, air, water, etc)
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Our Madam President...
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AHO.
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In our current social order, there are only three roles that matter: owner, consumer, and combatant (to protect the owners). Consumers are optional.
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