So many are living in total wilful ignorance of politics that I don’t think anything is going to happen, most people barely even look at the news and if they did they wouldn’t understand most of it, nevermind the subtleties and nuance of identifying bias and dogwhistles etc., they just check twitter feeds for their product fandoms so they know when to consume product and when to get excited for the next product.
They are happy being fucked for all their labour value as long as they get that dopamine hit from whatever vapid bullshit is trotted out of some dystopian shithole like SK.
I’ve decided the best and most feasible thing I can do right now is thoroughly decoupling myself from the corporate consumerism world, I haven’t had Netflix (boycotted over Chapelle initially then just stuck with it) in many years now and I just got around to cancelling Prime too, I’ve deleted all food delivery apps and I pirate all my media and use ublock/sponsor block everywhere, the only thing left to cancel is Spotify, I only ever buy used gadgets like old laptops that’d probably end up in a landfill, some of which I use to host Jellyfin etc.
I assume South Korea. Calling it a dystopian shithole seems kinda unfair (especially when the only land border is with an actual dystopian nightmare of a country) but there is valid reason for the criticism. Korea has an incredibly patriarchal society where calling out authority is seen as a big no-no. Working hours are intense. Time after work is frequently spent with your colleagues and boss because of strong social expectations, with it being normal to expect employees to stay out drinking until the boss is ready to go home. Pressure for students at school is so intense the government has had to make efforts to ban the ubiquitous “hagwon” private approval schooling. For many, not achieving a spot at the one specific university is considered failure. The economy is something almost literally out of a dystopia, controlled by a handful of “chaebols”, massive family-owned conglomerates like Samsung, Hyundai, LG, and Lotte.
assume South Korea. Calling it a dystopian shithole seems kinda unfair (especially when the only land border is with an actual dystopian nightmare of a country) but there is valid reason for the criticism.
The Korean peninsula can have two dystopian shitholes, as a treat.
Very different kinds of dystopias though. One’s basically taken right out of a cyberpunk novel with corporations ruling over an ostensibly-free populous. The other is an extreme authoritarian dictatorship where the government rules with an iron fist.
It’s South Korea. Country is 3 corpos in a trenchcoat and the culture is based on merit where merit is how hard you slave for those corpos. Seeing that shit so pushedby the mainstream disgusts me.
I’ve decided the best and most feasible thing I can do right now is thoroughly decoupling myself from the corporate consumerism world
I honestly think this is a very valid approach. Most people are imagining revolutions and a sudden and violent end to the capitalist class, but I’m more inclined towards the idea where people just change their life habbits so that they don’t depend on massive corporations. Step one stop using crap you don’t need, step two try to get the things you do need locally. If enough people do this, you might start seeing small communities that take care of a lot of stuff by themselves, and the moment you get a big enough community where at least some can live comfortably with little to no dependency from big corporations, things might change…
So many are living in total wilful ignorance of politics that I don’t think anything is going to happen, most people barely even look at the news and if they did they wouldn’t understand most of it, nevermind the subtleties and nuance of identifying bias and dogwhistles etc., they just check twitter feeds for their product fandoms so they know when to consume product and when to get excited for the next product.
They are happy being fucked for all their labour value as long as they get that dopamine hit from whatever vapid bullshit is trotted out of some dystopian shithole like SK.
I’ve decided the best and most feasible thing I can do right now is thoroughly decoupling myself from the corporate consumerism world, I haven’t had Netflix (boycotted over Chapelle initially then just stuck with it) in many years now and I just got around to cancelling Prime too, I’ve deleted all food delivery apps and I pirate all my media and use ublock/sponsor block everywhere, the only thing left to cancel is Spotify, I only ever buy used gadgets like old laptops that’d probably end up in a landfill, some of which I use to host Jellyfin etc.
I am sorry, but what does SK stand for? All I can think of is Slovakia and it is just too funny 🤣
I assume South Korea. Calling it a dystopian shithole seems kinda unfair (especially when the only land border is with an actual dystopian nightmare of a country) but there is valid reason for the criticism. Korea has an incredibly patriarchal society where calling out authority is seen as a big no-no. Working hours are intense. Time after work is frequently spent with your colleagues and boss because of strong social expectations, with it being normal to expect employees to stay out drinking until the boss is ready to go home. Pressure for students at school is so intense the government has had to make efforts to ban the ubiquitous “hagwon” private approval schooling. For many, not achieving a spot at the one specific university is considered failure. The economy is something almost literally out of a dystopia, controlled by a handful of “chaebols”, massive family-owned conglomerates like Samsung, Hyundai, LG, and Lotte.
The Korean peninsula can have two dystopian shitholes, as a treat.
Very different kinds of dystopias though. One’s basically taken right out of a cyberpunk novel with corporations ruling over an ostensibly-free populous. The other is an extreme authoritarian dictatorship where the government rules with an iron fist.
When you put it like that, it sounds like something out of Metro 2033.
Don’t forget semi feudal levels of personal luxuries.
Gonna assume South Korea (angry kpop fan noises) or maybe Saskatchewan.
It’s South Korea. Country is 3 corpos in a trenchcoat and the culture is based on merit where merit is how hard you slave for those corpos. Seeing that shit so pushedby the mainstream disgusts me.
I honestly think this is a very valid approach. Most people are imagining revolutions and a sudden and violent end to the capitalist class, but I’m more inclined towards the idea where people just change their life habbits so that they don’t depend on massive corporations. Step one stop using crap you don’t need, step two try to get the things you do need locally. If enough people do this, you might start seeing small communities that take care of a lot of stuff by themselves, and the moment you get a big enough community where at least some can live comfortably with little to no dependency from big corporations, things might change…