Preparing to NOT Over-consume this Holiday Season...and Acknowledging that I'm Still Brainwashed 🎄🎁🎅
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0:00 a casual chat about gifting
0:09 4th mvt of Brahms 4th Symphony, I forget how much I like this
0:14 I'll research "gifting" at some point...maybe
1:45 how my family handles Christmas/birthdays
2:34 "occasions" were set no-buy exceptions
3:53 it won't be the same next year
4:47 in America, every minor holiday is a sale-day
6:46 I don't want to think about production of this junk
6:53 Christmas/birthdays are "legitimate" times though?
7:28 it's been awhile since we had a terrible pronunciation
7:45 if we don't "need" it, we don't need it!
8:52 alternatives to the gifting tradition
9:54 I still need to un-learn the old habits
10:15 but this year I'll try to manage better
12:57 "she's so hypocritical, look at these mental gymnastics"
13:55 openly privileged, openly hypocritical
14:24 festive consumerism is condoned by society?
15:00 I still want Santa to come for me as a grown-up!
15:57 making the move away from physical gifts
17:55 tell me YOUR stories and solutions please!
19:15 oh, I almost forgot hehe
#nobuy #nobuyyear #christmas #gifts #consumerism #narratives #consciousconsumerism #overconsumption
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