after all, you're just feeding money into the oppressive capitalist system. instead you should live on potatoes and onions grown in your apartment windowsill.

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twovests wrote on March 31, 2025 at 4:05 AM

Yes (unironically) (we should live in a system that lacks groceries)

cowloom wrote on April 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM

there's no ethical consumption under capitalism, so anyone who consumes food instead of photosynthesizing is a fake revisionist leftist.

twovests wrote on April 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM

I mean more that there are externalized costs to having grocery stores which are full of varied foods, grown worldwide, including off-season foods. Combined with most people needing a car just to get to the grocery store and bring things back with it, I think the system we have is not ideal. This is on top of all the other evils and problems with our agricultural system.

(That variety has some benefits, since people can meet their allergy and nutritional needs, and this post is short and would be paragraphs longer if I added more nuance. Also, if you get the chance and eat meat, try to each an animal for dinner that you saw running around during breakfast. It is an experience to remark on)

I am being a bit facetious, I wouldn't actually say "bourgeoisie", and I also buy groceries. All I mean is that it's not a very good system at all. We could have a better agricultural system while still having capitalism, too; it's not just "capitalism bad". Like most everyone else, I have practically no choice but to drive to the grocery store to buy frozen food.

cowloom wrote on April 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM

I was also being facetious, but I agree, it's far from ideal.

oolong wrote on March 31, 2025 at 4:10 AM

living on potatoes is patriotic, even

Alessia wrote on March 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM

Depends on the amount of avocados

nomorepie wrote on March 31, 2025 at 6:18 AM

Farmers market should run on a barter system