Do we know if Ian Carroll (@cancelcloco in X) is on Nostr? The guy is bullish on protecting and supporting small businesses against mega corporations.
It just occurred to me how it ties with lower time-preference, lower consumerism, and bigger reward for quality/usefulness.
As we all know, small businesses usually mean more expensive products due to them not enjoying the benefit of higher margins through the different tactics and resources that mega corporations employ to achieve these.
But maybe this means that, because you will spend more, you will try to make better choices, you also have less spare to over consume and you stop where it’s adequate. By buying better you may be more mindful about the future prioritising something for how healthy it is / how useful it is / how long it lasts / etc. and in this way be investing somehow into the future. Being less discount-y of the present.
Hopefully that makes sense. I’ve been giving it a try so far this week and avoiding mega corporations in favor of smaller businesses where possible.
/ Al-Andalusi
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