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snail420:

the thing thats shitty about “green living” in a capitalist society is that capitalism will make the consumer dependent on the system (mega corporations, companies, whatever), which will produce pollution/waste/etc regardless. from what i gather the solarpunk movement not only focuses on true sustainable living but also encourages people to be self dependent, collect their own energy/water/etc, whereas modern “green living” puts up a class barrier by charging a shitton for things like reusable bags, boxes, eco friendly packagaing, clothes, food, etc, a lot of which are also produced through unethical labor.

theyve basically got a lot of people trapped, thinking that they’re doing their part to save the environment, but they arent (and that isnt their fault). they dont realize that their environmental impact is infinitesimally small and these companies are just taking advantage of their drive to do good.