Is the #loneliness crisis rooted in capitalism? Maybe!

One thing #capitalism HATES is community bc it can provide things for free that capitalism would rather sell you, but also would rather you never actually get so that you'll keep buying: emotional support, friends, sex, family, etc. It's called #atomization, making us all little allegedly separate particles rather than a society.

We're lonely, I'd argue, bc society has been replaced by buying things.

Is the #loneliness crisis rooted in capitalism? Maybe!

One thing #capitalism HATES is community bc it can provide things for free that capitalism would rather sell you, but also would rather you never actually get so that you'll keep buying: emotional support, friends, sex, family, etc. It's called #atomization, making us all little allegedly separate particles rather than a society.

We're lonely, I'd argue, bc society has been replaced by buying things.

She couldn’t have a cat — so she talked to a chatbot instead. In Japan, AI companions are filling the silence of loneliness, but not without risk. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/japan/society/japan-ai-chatbot-loneliness/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #ai #mentalhealth #chatgpt #loneliness #dementia

Small acts of rebellion to give you back a sense of control

- Ride your bike
- Shop local and independent
- Use a website instead of an app
- Find a more ethical brand of an everyday item
- Repair something instead of replacing it
- Buy direct from an artist whose work you love
- Turn your phone off for 1 hour
- Block ads with uBlock Origin and Firefox
- Make an actual phone call to a loved one
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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#biketoot #recycle #ublock #art #loneliness #righttorepair

Small acts of rebellion to give you back a sense of control

- Ride your bike
- Shop local and independent
- Use a website instead of an app
- Find a more ethical brand of an everyday item
- Repair something instead of replacing it
- Buy direct from an artist whose work you love
- Turn your phone off for 1 hour
- Block ads with uBlock Origin and Firefox
- Make an actual phone call to a loved one
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Add more 👇

#biketoot #recycle #ublock #art #loneliness #righttorepair