Overconsumption is bad, actually

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We're just a meme account, standing in front of the economy, asking tf we think we doing

an ad for Viceroys cigarettes with a dentist who says "as your dentist, I would recommend Viceroys"
A Lucky Strike cigarette ad with a doctor holding up a carton of Lucky Strikes, smiling. It says 20,679 physicians say "Luckies are less irritating"
Camels ad that says "More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette"
an ad for Camel cigarettes showing a smoking nurse. she says "You like them fresh? So do I!"
black and white photo of a wall where someone has painted "NO FAST FASHION" - artist credit unknown
that drake meme - first he's shunning "10% of when you buy 3 items" and then he's very happy at "100% off when you don't buy anything"
text over a painting of lilies that asks: Is consumption robbing you of fulfilling your purpose?. Artist credit: IG user bloom_and_build_
an astronaut standing on the moon watching the earth get blown to smithereens, exclaiming "oh god, the economy!"
a desktop computer on a desk in the woods. "i hope this email never finds you. i hope you find yourself instead. i hope you are free."
a screenshot of a fb post. it's a photo someone's taken in a grocery store of a display of GINGERBREAD MANSION KITS. the post text reads "this is everything that is wrong with society. Why does it have to be a mansion? Why can't it just be a house?"
a single panel comic from Mark Paris. There's a gnome going into a room labelled "hanging out in a garden" and an elf going into a room labelled "making toys in the north pole." The elf has a thought bubble that says "Sometimes I think I chose the wrong major..."
a beautiful ink illustration by IG artist drex.dsgn depicting a black hole, but in a slightly whimsical way. the text above reads "Needing nothing attracts everything" and underneath "letting go of desires creates a space for abundance and opportunities to naturally flow into your life"
a sketch of a cat lying on its side completely zonked, drooling a little bit. the text around the cat says: EMPLOYED BUT AT WHAT COST? artist credit: john paul david
that image of a person with a sun for a head that usually says "it was revealed to me in a dream" but it says "it was revealed to me by the microplastics in my brain"
a banksy painting being sold at auction called "Show me the Money" - it's a parody of monet's water lilies painting, but under the bridge of the tranquil scene banksy has inserted a couple of upturned shopping carts and a traffic cone in the water. the painting is being held by two men wearing surgical masks and gloves - they're handling the painting at the auction. (it sold for 7.5 million pounds by the way)
a photo of a field with the sentence "there is enough if we share" repeated over and over again transposed on top of it. couldn't find an original source - let me know if this is yours!
a screenshot of the 90s computer game Oregon Trail. it's the screen informing you that you've died of consumption
i can't figure out the artist credit for this cartoon, so if you know it, please DM me! a black and white single-panel cartoon of a man in a business suit standing at a bathroom sink washing his hands, looking worried. the sign on the door reads: EMPLOYEES MUST STRUGGLE TO REMEMBER WHAT THEY ARE DOING WITH THEIR LIVES BEFORE RETURNING TO WORK
a screenshot of a tweet that reads: "when someone accepts my ebay bid they are falling into my trap. when someone rejects my ebay bid they are allowing me to leg go of what is not for me so that I may step into who I will become" tweet by @ameliaelizade
a photo of dunkin donuts pumpkin spice goldfish crackers. looking at them makes you realize we've gone too far and may never return from our collective madness
two milk bottles side by side. one reads "milk expiration date: 2 weeks from now". the other reads: "milk jug expiration date: 500 years from now". source: ‪@mattorsagh.bsky.social's substack
image says: humans were designed to create. this is why you get depressed when all you do is consume
a four panel comic by @MrLovenstein 1 - a person at a computer buys a NEW OBJECT and says "this should make me happy" 2 - Later...a mailman hands the person NEW OBJECT 3 - person is holding NEW OBJECT, slightly smiling 4 - person is now holding OBJECT and not smiling
a screenshots of one of those wikihow illustrations of a guy on his knees scrubbing the floor. it's step #1 of How to Deal with an Existential Crisis. 1) Create the illusion of purpose through work. You're not gonna escape the dread but you can be too exhausted to think about it
A New Yorker cover by roz chast A frazzled woman walks through a grocery store with fully stocked shelves. The products around her include "Sense of Doom" "Pointless Rage" "Lawsuit from Above" "Shingles!" "
that drake meme. on the top he's shying away from the thought "10% off when you buy 3 times" and he's pretty pleased at the thought "100% off when you don't buy anything"
a bill whitehead cartoon. a man is sitting in a garage in a chair surrounded by boxes and shelves and a fridge. he's just sitting there, not watching something or anything. his wife stands outside and is speaking on the phone and says "he won't be available for awhile. he's spending quality time with all his junk"
a photo of the Icon of the Seas cruise ship and it's just disgusting. 8 floors of pools and slides and plastic palm trees and just crap. crap everywhere. why does this exist
two fairies hanging out in a lil forest pool, feeding something to a gentle elk, everyone's having a nice time, you wish you could be there. text reads: let's stop glamorizing the hustle and let's start glamorizing running away to be forest fairies together
a photo of the outside of a kitschy shop with a 5-foot high inflatable alien, a pride and a heinekn flag, and sign that says KNIVES hanging outside. the store is called UNNECESSARY NECESSITIES - If you need it, we don't sell it!
a 4-panel cartoon from @TheSquareComics. Panel 1 - "We may look different" with three little figures that look different Panel 2 - "We may think different" with three little thought bubbles that look different Panel 3 - "But inside us, we have one thing in common" with five little gray people who all look the same holding hands Panel 4 - "Microplastics." one of the little gray people has written on his belly
an oil panting of a young white woman with red hair wearing light lipstick in a long blue/black dress having just flung herself down on an all-green couch, some papers in one hand, her other hand falling languidly towards the floor. the painting is from 1899 by the artist Ramon Casas and is called "Decadent Young Woman - After the Dance". Transposed on the painting is the text "DON'T RUSH ME" in pink paint that you can see the brushstrokes in. The two together are amusing.
a chunky 90s panasonic tv with a vhs slot on the screen is the words: the [in the stye of the fb logo] convenience [in the style of the amazon logo] you [in the style of the google logo] demanded [in the style of the disney logo] is now [in the style of the youtube logo] mandatory [in the style of the netflix logo]
a pastoral painting in a lush green forest of a badger, a toad, a mole and a rabbit in vests and ties with walking canes taking a stroll. the frog holds his can aloft, as if singing or pontificating with joy. two butterflies are nearby in the grass. on top of the wonderful view is the text: "me and the boys if jobs and degrees didn't exist"
an image with little black and white sketches of a slow life: laundry on a line, a plate of vegetables, pour-over coffee brewing, and an open, handwritten book. text around the images reads: ASAP As slow as possible As soft as possible As sustainable as possible As sincere as possible As steady as possible Allow space and pause Could not find an artist credit.
a black and white sketch cartoon of 4 people in a rowboat in the middle of the water. the boat is sinking. one end is sinking more quickly. the two people at the sinking end are holding buckets, frantically trying to remove all the water that's flooded in. the other two people, at the end of the boat that's lifted up in the air, watch on with smiles on their faces. "I'm sure glad the hole isn't on our end," one says to the other. (I couldn't find an artist credit)
a pop art-looking panel of a blonde white woman and man sitting under an umbrella on the beach. the woman says: SLOW DOWN! STOP WORKING SO HARD... the man says: START DREAMING! ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE. credit: the FB page slow burning fuse
a pink heart-shaped balloon floats on a light blue background. on the balloon are the printed words: HOW DO I TELL MY NERVOUS SYSTEM THAT I AM NOT BEING HUNTED FOR SPORT
a somewhat disturbing black and white photo of a person wearing a white plastic bag on their head, inhaling hard with their mouth open. the result is the plastic receding far into the person's open mouth, a dark cavern. they look like they're sure to suffocate if they keep it up. Credit: Zoran Borojevic on Unsplash
a meme of spongebob looking like absolute shit and wearing a business tie. above him is the text "getting back home after 10 hours of selling your soul for cash". credit: @moneylesssociety
that three panel meme format from spiderman of teary kirsten dunst saying "tell me the truth...I'm...I'm ready to hear it" then toby macguire says "the line '100 corporations are responsible for 70% of the world's emissions' is designed to absolve you of guilt so you'll continue thoughtlessly consuming products that have been made by burning fossil fuels." kirsten dunst looks devastated. but he's right tho
an illustration that reads: hate your job? try astral projections with little people whose souls are leaving their bodies
A 3-panel cartoon from System32 Comics Panel 1: A computer wearing a suit and holding a clipboard says "Welcome to my website. Here are some ads." Panel 2: A smiling person says "I won't see them because of I have Ad Blocker" Panel 3: The computer says "Well you have to turn off Ad Blocker to continue" Panel 4: The smiling person says "Goodbye" Panel 5: The computer is left, open-mouthed in shock, still holding the clipboard
a screenshot of a post that reads: leaving home at 18 is a psyop by corporate American to make 5 family members pay 5 different rents, 5 car payments and 5 of every item needed for a home. post is by @NjPier
a photo of a woman wearing large sunglasses talking on the phone surrounded by shopping bags. over the image is superimposed this text: Our culture has bred consumers and addicts. We eat too much, buy too much, and want too much. We set ourselves on the fruitless mission of filling the gaping hole within us with materials things. Blindly, we consume more and more, believing we are hungry for more food, status, or money, yet really we are hungry for connection. -Vironika Tugaleva
a photo of a nice cow lying on her side in the grass. below text reads: A healthy cow lying on her side is not immobilized; she can rise whenever she chooses
a photo of a bus stop with a bench and a shade structure. on the side of the structure is an ad. we can read the top of it, which says "this ad can't be blocked." someone has duct-taped a piece of cardboard over the rest. it makes you feel soothed just to look at.
a drawing of a mole under a mushroom drinking tea and cookies while it rains. the text above reads "stop glamorising The Hustle and start glamorising whatever lifestyle this is"
an edited photo of an older white man standing next to a grill, shrugging with a can of beans in his hand. he's wearing an apron and it reads "DON'T ASK ME FOR THE SECRET FAMILY RECIPE." next to him is a golden retriever with his tongue out. he's wearing a match apron, only his reads "I SAW THE FACE OF GOD AND IT WAS WEEPING"
a screenshot of a post showing a side-by-side photo, first of a woman's hand wearing a black ring, and the second the ring lying broken in the palm of her hand. the text reads "My bf got me a hematite ring that breaks when it's absorbed too much negative energy from my life. It only took a month and I need a new one" The post is quote tweeted by @chinicheeks with the text: i need to start selling poor quality products and marketing them like this"
a screenshot of a post by bethrevis: it's super weird that I got an email from a clothing company I bought some dresses at one time that says, "It's been awhile! Time for a replenishment!" My dude, clothes are not like bags of apples that need to be replenished; they do not expire and need constant updates, gdi, this consumerism is killing our planet.
a black and white ink drawing of a lantern floating on a river, framed by mountains. above the sketch text reads: Yutori The conscious act of slowing down to allow us to savor the world around us. The refusal to rush. No talking. Just absorbing the world around us with no goal except to see. Spaciousness. Artist credit: artist @Drex.Dsgn in IG
a screenshot of a headline from the outlet Futurism. It reads: There's a Vape With a Tamagotchi Inside It That Dies If You Stop Puffing Sub-head: Inhale! Inhale! Byline: Maggie Harrison Dupre
two old TVs sit atop one another. the first one reads "WE ARE DROWNING IN INFORMATION" and the bottom one reads "BUT STARVED FOR KNOWLEDGE"
a poster thatsays "WANT BETTER NOT MORE"
a screenshot of a post that reads: "surely THIS will be the purchase that finally fills the deep hole of sadness and dissatisfaction within me". posted by @eggshellfriend
a 4-panel screengrab of a star trek episode with two aliens talking to one another. one says: "You spend your entire life plotting and scheming to acquire more and more possessions until your living areas are bursting with useless junk. Then you die." Post from Star Trek Minus Context
on the side of a orange-yellow wall someone has spray painted the words "the best things in life aren't things"