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Zea_mays

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Re: Leftists against progressivism
« Reply #30 on: May 14, 2022, 01:42:35 pm »
"Progressivism" will always be an inferior mindset for leftists, because it prevents leftists from tapping into attitudes and experiences like this:
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I hadn’t really considered the effect of consumerism until my late 30s, which is roughly when I joined the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). Being in a medieval reenacting setting meant that I was given the opportunity to value the food I ate, tools I worked with, things I wore, because I was making my own tools/textiles/clothing/jewellery, etc.

It only took me a couple of months to start seeing everything around me through the lens of a craftsperson. I was appreciating the effort behind handcrafts more, and started shunning “disposable” items because there was an enormous portion of my life that those things wouldn’t fit into. And once you’ve made your own stuff, or bought it off another craftsperson, there’s a deeper connection to that item than I’d ever experienced before. I will prefer to use the things I have made sustainably to any plastic item.

Did anyone else have some type of event that triggered their shift to anti-consumption? If so, what was it?
https://old.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/uauh6c/reenacting_helped_me_reduce_my_consumption/

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I definitely got that feeling from learning how to sew, with a focus on sewing historically inspired clothing. Really opened my eyes to how most modern clothing is trash from its very conception. Terrible fabrics, terrible tailoring, and terrible workmanship. I now lean towards thrifted clothes as at least they survived a few washes and there is more variety. Plus I tend towards tighter woven natural fabrics so any repairs I do will last.
https://old.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/uauh6c/reenacting_helped_me_reduce_my_consumption/i600czi/

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To me, anticonsumption is not just about deciding not to buy things. It's about learning to relate to the physical world differently. You don't have to be a subsistence farmer, but learning skills like how to repair your own clothes or fix your appliances can go a long way.
https://old.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/uauh6c/reenacting_helped_me_reduce_my_consumption/i6063wt/

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I've had a very similar experience. I haven't started re-enacting, yet. However, getting into the re-enacting scene; learning to make, grow, and reuse items myself; and learning how expensive and inaccessible even a fraction of our level of consumption and waste would have been to people just a hundred years ago is shocking. I have a much deeper respect for the objects I use and what I have access to, but I also respect the ingenuity of the people who came before us. I can't imagine going back to living life the way I used to. It just feels so wasteful.
https://old.reddit.com/r/Anticonsumption/comments/uauh6c/reenacting_helped_me_reduce_my_consumption/i614jui/