#overconsumption

buying 15 body washes is overconsumption, buying 3 because there was a good deal is not.

buying every shade of a lip gloss the second it comes out and never using them again is overconsumption, buying 2 from a new collection you know you will use is not.

i’m saying this because i saw a video of someone doing a home restock and she had bought 2 sent bead things because there was a good deal and over half the comments were people saying how it was overconsumption. this is not overconsumption this is saving money.

overconsumption is buying things you don’t need and will never use just because you want to buy something. it is buying in bulk knowing you will never use the products. what overconsumption is not is buying two body scrubs because it was buy one get one free and you know you will use them. it is not buying two shampoos at once so you have a backup. that’s not overconsumption.

STOP BUYING THINGS: a semi-personal mini zine on my "no-spend" month | free on my ko-fi!

I've seen people call DIY-ing a jewelry plate over consumption. THEY MADE IT THEMSELF???? How is that over consumerism?!?

I feel like people need to learn the real definition of it. For anyone who doesn't properly know (/lh):

"Overconsumption refers to the excessive use of goods and services to the point where resources are depleted or the environment is negatively impacted. It often leads to waste and can harm both individual well-being and the planet's health."

It just bothers me so much how so many people think the smallest amount of personalization is bad! Even if it came from themselves and their own creativity.

yeah all this is right on. people saying this have a very not correct idea on what overconsumerism is. its not an aesthetic issue, its an ethical one.

you can have a clean girl ikea showroom hashtag minimalism core home and still be doing overconsumerism

you can have a home covered in throws and pillows and trinkets and maximalist fancies and that not be overconsumerism

people who call ornamental additions in a home overconsumerism have that "does having decorative pillows make you part of the bougeoisie" mindset, and to that just remember that people have real problems.

hiii. I've been doing (sort of) project pan for a few months now. If you don't know what that it- it's a way to declutter/use what you have and limit excess consumption. I want to do it for my art supplies too haha

I have so many art supplies (usually gifted to me), so I'm going to go through them and a) donate/giveaway anything that I don't want or b) dedicate a sketchbook to get rid of it.