#consumerism

Please see my post of July 2, 2026 on my carolkeiter wordpress blog, of which below is only a portion. How to Live on Earth ~ Benedict Cumerbatch’s doc | Let’s Stop Wealth Hoarders ~ Joe Brewer | Anthropocentrism ~ Eileen Crist Screenshot HOW TO LIVE ON EARTH Official Trailer (2026) Benedict Cumberbatch

A consumer population can be measured, segmented, irritated, soothed, monetized, reactivated, and churn-predicted.

Being a gamer is not an identity. It is a label that says this person can be behaviorally predicted and routed. To be a gamer was to be a test subject for the modern internet economy.

The gamer is constantly told they are powerful while their world keeps narrowing around them.

So you end up feeling this:

instant reward addiction

low frustration tolerance

performative identity

endless comparison

rage as entertainment

buying as self-expression

time loss disguised as progress

With nothing but a messy life to show for it. All by design.

Every bad patch, nerf, monetization insult, door-in-the-face “balancing”, even business decisions like no more discs becomes content. Reaction videos, Reddit essays, Discord wars, apology posts, “we hear you” statements, roadmap revisions are all marketing as they get spread and argued into oblivion. Free labor, all provided willingly by the gamer who will (as a group) almost certainly purchase.

Reminder: Outrage is retention wearing clown makeup.

Your time on this earth is limited.